Better Leg, No Thanks to Medicare Part D

There’s a woman on TV who reminds me of one of my sisters.  She has an attractive, open, mobile face with a wide smile and pretty lips.  She’s talking about saving our parents’ financial lives.  Oops, the resemblance ends.  The sister I’m comparing is not the financial analyst of the family.  Nevertheless, several of my [...]

Today I am Rambling…Be Forewarned

Poopies!  I woke this morning with a leg that looked just like yesterday’s leg:  just a little bit back from the border, the red spot in my cellulitis hadn’t budged.  The tenderness was the same.  And there was ominous swelling around my knee.  My heart sunk.  It sunk deep into my abdominal cavity, while I [...]

Decisions, Decisions…

Hmmm.  My leg is not getting better.  I drew a line around the red area, and I look at it every morning, and the red still comes right up to the line.  Truthfully, it is inching over the line toward my ankle.  That isn’t good for cellulitis.  You want the redness to recede, and the [...]

The Create Channel

I am being a good girl, sitting on my bed knitting, keeping that leg with the cellulitis elevated.  Television was boring the poop out of me today and I dialed up to the mid100’s to look for a good movie, then higher when nothing was tempting.  At channel 203 I caught a title with the [...]

Family Invasion

I thought I’d better tell you the current family circumstances in case I suddenly disappear and am never heard from again.  Two of my sisters are coming to town.  In fact, one arrived last night, and the other will come in tomorrow.  There are six of us, collectively known as the ___ girls, half in [...]

Breaking News

Okay, I’ve been trying to give you an idea of what it’s like to live with this particular chronic illness.  Yesterday I mentioned sometimes loving the lupus for the gift of wonderful occurrences on a background of bad stuff.  Well, here’s the opposite.  This morning I awoke feeling pretty much okay.  My leg hurt a [...]