Category Archives: Living with a Label

Pills, Hope, and a Frightening Discovery

Chapter Five Pills, Hope and a Frightening Discovery I looked to the meclizine in hope it would take everything away.  I faithfully took each pill as instructed in anticipation that my sense of knowing where I was in space would … Continue reading

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Phone Call and Drive to Hell

Chapter Three Phone Call and Drive to Hell “Something is terribly wrong!  I can’t stand up!  I can’t see!  What’s wrong with me?”   The receptionist listened as I described what was going on and placed me through to triage where … Continue reading

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“I Will if You Will”…. Keeping with Present Day

Not long ago my friend Shelley Peterman-Schwarz called me.   Shelley called to check on how I was doing and I was anxious to learn how she was doing.  Turned out our hearts needed to talk with each other and we … Continue reading

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Bite of a label….

          The next couple of years were spent cleansing my life and moving thoughts to their prospective right places, either gently aside or thrown out all together.  I continued my advocacy rampage and stayed in contact with others who had … Continue reading

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