No time to post… Spouse has been admitted to the hospital. I will…
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Category Archives: partners
Spouse’s High Honor
I am thrilled for my beloved Spouse… as long-term readers of this blog are aware, he has suffered from a long-term illness that messed with his life severely in the form of significant pain — and worse — impact on his brain resulting in periods of “brain fog” and aphasia that were (and still are) quite puzzling and painful to deal with.
He has been to countless doctors and has given more blood for lab work than a 50-gallon blood donor (so it seems). He probably also glows in the dark from all of the imaging he has had done through X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds.
Despite all of this, for the past four years, Spouse has…
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Annual Fall Photo
Spouse and I leathered up this year (it has been unusually cold!) and stepped out to take our annual photo with colorful tree leaves in the background.
I just love…
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Happy Birthday, Spouse!
Today is Spouse’s birthday! Yay! Another trip around the sun!
How will we celebrate?
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Every Day
I have been very busy playing “catch up” upon return to home base after an intense but all-too-brief visit to Puerto Rico.
The weekend was packed with my usual activities, which include caring for The Spouse, escorting lovely LOLITS grocery shopping, doing some handyman repairs for a couple friends, and voluntary service at my local fire department in preparation for a big event this coming Saturday.
At the office, it is equally if not more busy. Lots of meetings, reports, etc., to handle as the Acting Boss.
But every day without fail, The Spouse…
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Support on the Home Front
Dear loyal blog readers,
Recent days have involved two visits to the hospital for the Spouse. It has been a very trying time for him and for me. We are fortunate to have strong support from…
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Hospital Hiatus
I need to take another unplanned blog break because…
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Bookending Caregiving
As many readers of this blog know, my Spouse has a chronic illness and no medical professional can figure out its cause, or treat it. Trust me, we’ve…
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Holding Him
It’s about all I can do. He is in such pain and suffers so. We pursue and apply…
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Power of Positivity x2
In my last post, I described how my mood affects my Spouse’s mood, and subsequently, affects his overall health.
I have been working hard to maintain a positive attitude, with a broad smile and genuine warmth to go along with it.
Well, it paid off…
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