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Last day of radiation - A photo essay
My course of radiation therapy is done! I had my last treatment today -- 32 treatments in all over the past six weeks. To commemorate, here is a photo essay of what the treatments have been like.
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Results!
I'm home from the hospital. I was discharged early this afternoon with a diagnosis of hyponatremia, or low sodium levels. When I got home, I looked up the symptoms online. Irregular or fast, pounding heartbeat, confusion, low blood pressure, restlessness, irritability, muscle cramps or twitching: I had all of those at one time or another. I did NOT ( Read more... ) -
What got me through
It has been four weeks since my surgery. I can lift my arms over my head and do some light weight lifting. I went to a Tai Chi class today for the first time since surgery, and did pretty well. My full-time disability days are coming to a close; I go back to work on Monday ( Read more... ) -
Glass dancing accomplished for another year!
Rob and I spent last Saturday at the OSU Medieval and Renaissance Faire, held on the South Oval of OSU's campus. We go every year, where my dance troupe performs and Rob helps out by running the music for the show. OSU has gone to the semester system from quarters this year, which I assume was why the Faire was held a month earlier than normal. It ( Read more... ) -
Mmmm..... cashmere
I just placed a Sock Dreams order for warm winter socks. What I do for fun on a Saturday night!
When life gets hard, wear cashmere socks and the world feels just a bit better. That's my motto! -
Bracelets
My new thing is making bracelets for myself by stringing beads on stretchy cord. So far I have made three: one brown, one gray, and one blue & green. One each to go with my three primary outfit colors.
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Freedom....with books!
I am now the proud owner of a new library card. I marched to the library with courage and cash, prepared to pay the fine from mumblemumble years ago. As it turns out, they couldn't even find my old account in the system, so I didn't have to pay the fine ( Read more... ) -
Fun things that have happened recently
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Richard Thompson concert
Last night Rob and I went to see British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson in concert at Columbus's oldest surviving theater. It's a fabulous space, and we had good center seats. Richard played solo, on a single Lowden acoustic guitar, for over an hour and a half. It was phenomenal. His virtuoso guitar playing takes me breath away. He has a ( Read more... )
