I get daily emails of top news stories for my town and surrounding areas and in close proximity are two large bridges that span the mighty Hudson river and a major train line that goes into New York City. Every week, sometimes more than once a week, someone kills themselves by jumping off one of…
Tag: paranoia
The Weekend Revisit of: A Wasted Heart?
There is no greater gift than that of a second chance at life, and the ultimate gift is for a parent or spouse to decide to donate their loved one’s organs so that another person may have life. When an organ is donated, the recipient has a second chance, an opportunity given by the…
Snapshots Of My Life: Dealing With Nosey People
I have no water at my home for the past three days, and it’s not getting fixed until today. Long story. In any case, we have water stored away for emergencies such as this, but we were running out, so yesterday I went to the supermarket to buy water for bathing etc. I had two…
The Sunday Morning Revisit Of “No, I’m Not A Terrorist “
The Sunday Morning Revisits are posts that I wrote a few years back that I think deserve another look. Here is one originally posted December 1, 2011 entitled “No, I'm Not A Terrorist “ I went to my doctor today to discuss the findings of my PET scan and had my Helios Portable Liquid Oxygen…
There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Support
One of the biggest complaints of people with chronic illness and chronic pain is that they don't get enough support from family and friends. I have always been an independent person, and never really needed support. My wife is a huge support to me and I don't need it from anyone else. A lot of…
The News Media Needs To Stop Glorifying Murderers
“I really believe that the world needs to stop glorifying these murders.”
The Weekend Worthy Revisit: It’s Just Air
Originally posted October 10, 2011 What is it about vanity? No matter how any of us can profess we are not vain, we are at some intrinsic level. Some where deep inside even the humblest of people lies the vain gene. I don’t think of myself as a vain man, but to some extent, I…
Motivational Monday: It Has To Rain, But Not Today
Life with a chronic illness can suck at times, and for many, it seems the down days are more frequent than the up days. But when you do have the up days, make the most of it. Appreciate it. Enjoy it. Appreciate the rainbow and don't sit around waiting for the rain to return. …
Happy Valentine’s Day?
Valentine's Day. A day of so many emotions for so many people. There are those young ladies, and men, that are hoping, expecting, yearning for that elusive proposal over a candle lit dinner at a dimly lit, expensive restaurant tonight. There are those men, and women that are stressed out because they are going to…
Flashback Friday: Should We Be Cleaning Up At The Doctor’s Office
I Originally posted this to my blog April 26, 2011 Would you go on a corner and when you come across a stranger, ask them to hand you their shirt or jacket, put your left arm in and squeeze your arm with your right hand for a few seconds and release, then take the shirt…
You Say You Are An Animal Lover. Then Why Are You Secretly Toturing Animals In Your Shower?
You hear people proclaim their love of animals all the time. My wife and I are the guardians of three dogs, one cat and an outdoor cat that lives on the property. Yes, we are animals lovers, but unlike most of the other animal lovers out there, we are not secretly torturing animals in our…
Don’t Stress To Impress
As I watch people flying crazily through the streets with despair in their eyes, I realize that they all have forgotten the reason for the season. What began as an ancient pagan festival where people put gifts for nature under a tree in the forest was turned into cutting down the tree, dragging it indoors…
Think About It Thursday
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Plane, Trains And Sneezing People!
“AH-CHOO”! I hear it behind me, in front of me, at the side of me and instantly I hold my breath and go the opposite direction as fast as I can. That's easy enough when I am in a supermarket or out in the open. But what can I do when I am in a…
Above Everything Else, Always Listen To Yourself
Life with a chronic illness is sometimes confusing, plain and simple. You have all these voices coming at you in different directions telling you many different things. If you are like me with different specialists for each condition, they all try to work together, but they all have their own separate opinions, and you don't…
Keep Your Life On A Need To Know Basis
I spend a lot more time at doctor's offices and labs than the average person, at least once a month. At least. My doctors thankfully almost always run on time, so seldom do I ever have to wait more than five minutes before I am called in. But, even in that short time span, almost…
Is It Really A Zombie Invasion, Or Just My Post ICD Implant Surgery Paranoia?
When I had my original ICD implanted in 2007 due to heart failure caused by sarcoidosis, I went through the paranoia that new implantees go through but you never really hear about, and that is the fear of the device going off and shocking you, which I read feels like being kicked in the chest…
