Watching My Waist
Mon, 8/03/10 – 13:55 | No Comment

Then came the earthquakes. A divorce, single motherhood, a bankruptcy. Bing, Bang. Boom. Even though I was an emotional wreck, I never ballooned to outrageous proportions. Still, for the first time in my life I had to shimmy into a girdle to control the overflow of tummy flesh. I was mortified.

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Natasha Richardson, TBI and thinking about death
Friday, 20 Mar, 2009 – 0:37 | 16 Comments
Natasha Richardson, TBI and thinking about death

I don’t want to write about her–but I can’t not, because my mind won’t go anywhere else. Since word of her skiing accident first came in, I can’t not–think about her, that is, in one …

Weekend Update
Sunday, 19 Mar, 2006 – 14:51 | 5 Comments

1. I was sick all week.  In-bed sick.  With a fever.  And sneezing.  And much blowing of nose.
2.  Before I came down, as the Brits say, in-bed sick, I made it to my appointment with the …

Woe is me…
Tuesday, 14 Mar, 2006 – 10:09 | One Comment

I hab a code in my node.  Ad my sinuses, especially the left one, are killing me.  But I can’t take Advil because it can give you heartburn and I’m already suffering mightily in that …

Tuesday, 10 Jan, 2006 – 18:50 | 3 Comments

Yesterday I got a notice that my neurosurgeon is sponsoring a Cerebral Aneurysm Support Group meeting…tonight. I’m bummed that they’ve started this group after I left LA. The extent of my bummedness tells …

Wednesday, 30 Nov, 2005 – 12:38 | 2 Comments

I reupped with both Weightwatchers and Curves this week, and it occurred to me that this may be the ending of the journey that began when the aneurysm in my brain blew a couple of …