Writing is Therapy
This is Part 9 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 – Part 7 – Part 8 So finally after two weeks in the hospital I was discharged to go home. My new recovery spot was … Read more
This is Part 8 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 – Part 7 I had my Quadruple Bypass Open Heart Surgery on a Thursday Morning. Four days later, on Monday, the doctors were ready to … Read more
This is Part 7 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 “Naked I came into this world, naked I shall depart”. I’m pretty sure if Job had ever been in the hospital he would have added … Read more
This is Part 6 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 After getting situated in the inpatient rehabilitation hospital I was ready for continued healing/improvement. Days after the surgery I became aware that my … Read more
This is Part 5 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 I have an inherited disease that causes neuromuscular atrophy. The disease is called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (“CMT”), named after the three physicians who first described it: Drs. … Read more
This is Part 4 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 After my surgery they moved me into the Cardiac ICU unit. There were certain criteria they would use to determine when they could move me into the … Read more
This is Part 3 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 Part 2 So I’ve been writing these notes to remember and understand what I experienced when I had quadruple bypass open heart surgery. I last left off the night before surgery … Read more
This is Part 2 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To start at the beginning try this link: Part 1 It has been 3 weeks since I had my open heart surgery. I am writing these notes to help me process what I’ve gone through, and to remember this chapter of my … Read more
I haven’t written an entry in this blog for a long time. But,as the title I chose says, “Writing isTherapy”. If ever I needed therapy the time is now. September has just started as I write this. I need to go back a year and start at the beginning: I will warn you up front: … Read more
A year ago I wrote about the Lost Year of 2020. Now here we are with 2021 ending and the Pandemic is still with us, although with a more positive outlook. I have had 3 Covid shots now. And the more I hear and read it appears the shots will become a repeating theme in … Read more