My grandma was moved into St. Anne's Residential Home a few days ago.  She's supposed to be there for "rehab," but it just seems like the first of her last steps to me...

It's really close to my house (old house - where my mom lives), so I happened to be driving right by tonight, around 10pm.  I made a haphazard right turn into the entrance and ( Read more... )

My grandma had to be rushed to the hospital today with some kind of heart issues.  She started out coughing and was spitting up blood, but she also said she felt like she was going to pass out a few times.  The paramedics came and took her to Baptist... my mom and I stayed with her in the ER for a couple of hours while they began some tests.  She ( Read more... )

Having not heard back from Suntrust, I was more than obliged to interview today with Banc of America Investments (Bank of America's tiny investment division). If I don't land this job, my perception of people is oddly and grossly way the hell off. Despite having my interview in two parts (because the interviewer had to jump on a conference call ( Read more... )

The American Stroke Association wants you to learn the warning signs of stroke:

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden, severe headache ( Read more... )

As Forever in Motion (Debbie/Rabbit) said, it's been "too long without an entry." She was right then...and that was quite a long time ago. I slipped into the grips of college crap and high school redundancy. So many events have taken place since I last wrote... some magical, some disappointing, some fascinating, some eye-opening. Time has gone SO ( Read more... )

Oh, and what a trip it is. I'm going to give a recap of some of the occurrences in my life lately:

1) I was selected to participate in the Tri-State Honor Band Festival at FSU in Tallahassee (end of Nov). About ten people were nominated from my school, and from every other school in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. On Alto Sax, there are only about 8 ( Read more... )