Officially Old

So it’s official. I’m old. I am a card carrying member of the over-the-hill gang. With the new year I have made a major change. I started medicare. I bought up half the alphabet with  Parts A,  B, D & G (but alas, I forgot to buy an extra vowel). Anyone who’s been through the … Read more

“Old” & “Cold”

Old and Cold are words that rhyme and appear to just roll off the tongue together easily. But real life is sometimes different than a book of rhymes. And I’m here to tell you as you age old and Cold don’t mix well together. It doesn’t seem to get below zero very often in northern … Read more

These Hands

X-Rays July 2014 I have been having trouble with Osteoarthritis. A couple of weeks ago I had a particularly bad episode where my right hand was somewhat useless (and quite painful) for a weekend, so my Rheumatologist decided I should get X-rays done on them. This is what they look like, palms up.  Left Hand … Read more