My Hospital Stay
My Hospital Stay Hey there everyone! It’s been a while since I have had the opportunity to write. It’s been a little crazy and once I was back in the office and felt like writing, I had work that had to get done. But I promised a breakdown of my hospital stay in my last…
Surgery Day
Surgery Day Hi guys. The last time we talked was a couple of days before my surgery. Today is 10 days post-surgery and I am finally feeling up to getting in the office long enough to do a little writing. I want to break my surgery, post-op hospital stay and post-op home stay up into…
Week two of pre-op…
Week two of pre-op… As the surgery date nears and there are less than two days until I am in an operating room, my nerves are getting the best of me. I have had several surgeries in my life. A tonsillectomy and myringotomy (tubes in my ears) at age 6, major reconstructive surgery on my…
Two weeks pre-op.. the first week.
Going into the two weeks before the surgery I was a little anxious and nervous. The week previous I could only think about the things I wouldn’t be able to eat for at least 6 weeks if not forever. I made steak and BBQ ribs. I ate my favorite kinds of ice cream ( ‘Moose…
The process….
Here’s the checklist that I had to complete to get approved for surgery.
The journey begins…the background
A little about what got me to the decision to have gastric bypass surgery.
The Rooms of the Past
Underneath the exterior there lays a person trapped With feelings that don’t know how to rise to the surface Pushed down over the years by life experiences Childhood traumas that are stored in locked rooms Separated by walls built to stand the test of time The mind jumping from room to room Like a time…
Quarantine
How are we so divided in this country so strong? How do we believe other people so wrong? Can we open our eyes to others’ intelligence? Can we weaken our political defenses? Each day that passes, the masses divided. The kaleidoscope colors massively collided. Hypocrisy and hate ruling social media That caused panic, fear, and…
Happy New Year
As I look back on this year, It has not been one full of cheer. Don’t get me wrong it’s not all bad But mostly I remember feeling sad. Lives were taken, some way too soon Too much change with every moon. Watching family struggle through pain Can make the best of us go insane.…
Poetry “Words, words, words”
Words,Words,Words Posted by Shelly on April 7, 2013 Words, Words, Words They say stick and stones may break my bones They say words can never hurt me Bones may heal a thousand times But words cause pain covertly The scars build slowly in my heart They stack upon each other Slowing life to my brain…