1 mg of Prednisone. That is what I am down to. I haven’t been this low on a dose since starting the drug in 2006. The lowest I was ever able to get to was 3 mg and all hell would break loose, prompting me to go back up prednisone. Now I made it to…
Tag: fatigue
Yes, I Am Alive!
Someone that follows my blog sent an email to me the other day, asking if I was alive as I have not been writing. Yes, I am alive! What can I say? I have been busy but honestly I just haven’t had the zeal to write on my blog, write my book or even journal….
The Weekend Revisit Of “Crossing Bridges”
Originally posted on April 22, 2012 On a recent trip into NYC for my ICD interrogation, my wife and I took a train down town to see the 9/11 memorial. We have not been there since the buildings fell. Prior to the attacks we were often in the North Tower as my brother had his…
Who Came Up With Only Twenty Four Hours In A Day?
It has been an exhausting past few months, and admittedly, my blog has suffered the consequences. There is so much I wanted to write about, all sitting at the tips of my typing fingers, but never to make it onto the virtual keypad of my tablet. I am physically and emotionally exhausted. My body is…
Flashback Friday: Every Now And Zen You Need To Wrap A Nap
Originally posted March 8, 2011 One thing that I have learned to do and really look forward to everyday, is to take a nap. For health reasons, it is really good for you, and it is something I never did before because I always felt that I would “miss something”. I try to nap for…
Reconnecting With What I Love: A Hike In Minnewaska State Park
I love to hike, and my wife an I did it every chance we had. I think that is why I do so well with my cardiac and pulmonary sarcoidosis. It's because I was so fit in the first place. And a couple of weeks ago, we went went back to one of our favorite…
Think About It Thursday
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Motivational Monday: Everything Will Be Okay
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Quiet Like A Low Tide, But My Tide Is Coming Back In
Since my surgery in July to replace my implanted defibrillator, just like a beach at low tide, my blog has been pretty quiet, and many of you have written in to see how I am doing and I really do appreciate the thoughts. Yes, I have been quiet on here, and I hope that I…
Flash Back Friday – Longer And Longer
Originally Posted January 12, 2011 The other day we took down our Christmas decorations, something that would usually take me an hour or two in the past. To take them down and store them in the attic took me almost five hours this time, and I still haven’t gotten to the outdoor stuff. Heart failure…
Life As An Anomaly 