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1. I am scared.
It takes a lot for me to admit this. Sharing emotions and feelings is hard for me. As someone who grew up in the Midwest, you just don’t...
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2. I am a partner.
As I drove home today doing my best thinking, I was listening to a podcast where a woman was describing her marriage as a partnership. ...
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3. I am not crazy.
As I noticed different symptoms, my children would often disagree with me and ascertain that this was due to me being “dramatic”. Or,...
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4. I am not patient.
I am not patient. We waited and we waited some more. While we waited for more medical tests, we went on with our lives, adjusting to...
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5. I am frustrated.
I am frustrated. We transitioned from fall into the new year. We saw general doctors, sleep specialists, neurologists, rheumatologists,...
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6. I am pissed off. (Sorry, mom)
With the thought that Roger might be depressed, doctors prescribed antidepressants for him, even though we said we didn’t feel he was...
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7. I am tired.
As summer winds down and we are almost to the end of the second year, we get our appointment time at the HRMF (highly regarded medical...
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8. I am heartbroken.
I spent another 10 hours sitting down, going through each medicine Roger had been prescribed and made a new timeline of meds and their...
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9. I am losing patience.
We got a referral to the geneticist. While waiting, Rogers symptoms lessened in some areas (visual disturbances) and increased in...
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10. I am an advocate.
The geneticist called me on the commute home. I have a long daily commute. It’s miserable in the winters. She informed me that Roger's...
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11. I am sad.
Our kids. Three unique individuals, all fun, dynamic beings in their own way. So many dreams for them and with them. How do we tell...
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12. I am surrounded. (don't start here, go to #1)
When we moved during the height of the pandemic, we weren’t disgruntled, but instead wanted to be closer to our kids. Roger's...
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13. I am hopeful.
If you're here and thinking you are reading this in "real time", you're not. I'm not my organized self anymore. That has gone out the...
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14. I am hopeful (part 2)
I am impressed. Recently we went to a new neurologist at a different hospital. This neurologist is a female and has a fellow who is...
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15. I am hopeful (part 3)
December 2024 The DAT scan shows that there is no Lewy Body Dementia. Big sigh of relief in our household. The geneticist has already...
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16. I am a unicorn? (Roger speaks.)
A little over 2+ years ago I noticed I was getting lost in conversations and I couldn’t think of words fast enough. When I was subbing...
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17. I am done.
I am not falalalalalalala. Those of you who know me know how hard it is to say those words. I don't love emotions and I'm working on it. ...
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18. I am stuck.
It’s an interesting place to be in. This blog post will catch you up on where we are at in our current lives. It’s not the blog post...
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19. I am worthy.
Religion should be easy to talk about, right? For me, it’s about as easy to talk about as your feelings or a doctor's private female...
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20. I am not a catastrophist.
My son says I am a catastrophist. I can’t be a word I can hardly spell, can I? Since this week was a light week, filled with some “good...
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