Confirmation of Neck Diagnosis and Room for Hope
I hit a point in the past week where I just didn’t want to answer the phone. I see the message light indicating voice mail and I hold my breath…
Just when you think you've had all the scans…
There’s a point when you think, “Hey, this is it. I’ve had ALL the scans. I’ve hit all the biggies: biopsy, CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, PET… those are all of…
How Many Pathologists Does it Take to…?
Pathologist #1 – the biopsy. At the time of the biopsy of the mass in the gland, we knew the both were going to be removed. The biopsy would drive…
There's a Kumquat in my Neck!
When I lived in Orlando after college, they had an annual parade call the Queen Kumquat Parade. It was the brainchild of a local newspaper columnist. Sort of an alternative…
Cold Hands and Resetting the Path
My hands are often cold. I suspect it is for that reason that my hands are often tucked away somewhere – tucked under my legs when sitting, in pockets, tucked…
Changing Gears
I started this space to track progress on the quilt I am making, having decided to teach myself to quilt a while back. Other things happen, though, and I have…
Lessons 5 & 6: Monkey Wrench and Jacob's Ladder
Having conquered squares and a bit of triangles, the next few lessons are to practice these new skills. So we have more triangles and squares. Most of the time is…
Lesson 4 – Shoo Fly
The Shoo Fly Block – the block in which we ask: Who names these things? This one wasn’t really too tough. Introduces triangles. I made the template a couple weeks…
Lesson 3 – Double Nine Patch
Squares. Who doesn’t love squares? They have 4 equal sides and all those equal sides fit nicely together. Right? Double Nine Patch is 9 squares. And, 5 of those squares…
Lesson 2 – The Rail Fence Block
I’d made a version of this in the past, so easy-peasy, right? Well, the previous one I made was stand-alone, so it didn’t have to fit in with other blocks.…