No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Good deed? I was driving with my wife, just doing our errands for the week. I noticed a stoppage of traffic in front of us. As we got closer I notice one person pushing a disabled SUV. I made my way around and stopped my truck in a turn lane… Continue reading No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Category: Medical
Stop Complaining
Stop Complaining In my quest to get my world back where it belongs, I have been heading down a road of overall self-awareness and getting my mind and body back where it needs to be. One of the hardest things for me is to STOP complaining, and just cut it out, it doesn’t resolve anything… Continue reading Stop Complaining
Sjögren’s Syndrome Diagnosis
Sjögren’s Syndrome Diagnosis As if Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Costochondritis, aren’t enough (plus a little of Premature Ventricular Contractions for good measure), my over-achieving ass just had to contract (I’m sure contract is the right word, more like I was gifted) Sjögren’s syndrome. Sjögren’s syndrome (pronounces “SHOW-grins”) is another autoimmune disease, that is characterized by… Continue reading Sjögren’s Syndrome Diagnosis
Exciting VA Disability News
Exciting VA Disability News I couldn’t be any more excited, that I just got a letter from the Veteran’s Administration on my most recent disability claim. This latest claim about my lungs has moved me to a rating of 80% disability. I still have several other things that I need to get covered, but this… Continue reading Exciting VA Disability News
This Country Has a Huge Mental Health Problem
This Country Has a Huge Mental Health Problem I know that this next sentence will get a bunch of my followers up in arms, but I’m going to make the statement regardless. We don’t have a gun problem, we have a mental health problem, period. A sane person doesn’t drive their car into a barricade… Continue reading This Country Has a Huge Mental Health Problem
My Dentist Isn’t Very Happy With Me
My Dentist Isn’t Very Happy with Me My teeth are in some rather rough shape as of late and I can’t do much about it. Let me explain what is going on. In 2020 and 2021, I went hog wild and got all of my dental issues resolved. Then my medical issues really started to… Continue reading My Dentist Isn’t Very Happy With Me
Dear Lord, I’m ‘That’ Guy!
Dear Lord, I’m ‘That’ Guy! Lately, I have been really getting this feeling that I’m a burden or a sponge – sucking the life out of my wife. I try so hard to balance how much I tell her about what is going on physically and mentally with me, so I don’t become that burden… Continue reading Dear Lord, I’m ‘That’ Guy!
Training your Brain – There’s an App for that
Training your Brain – There’s an App for that I have recently been turned on to a handful of wellness and brain-age-type apps for my phone. My goal is twofold, one is to continue my overall self wellness and my second agenda is to keep my brain “firing on all cylinders”. You probably have heard… Continue reading Training your Brain – There’s an App for that
Fluoroscopy Esophagram Complete with Double Contrast
Fluoroscopy Esophagram Complete with Double Contrast Wow, that was a mouthful, which is all fancy speak for “Swallow test”. I have included a video if you want to see exactly what the test consists of, or if you need to fall asleep. I wasn’t really looking forward to this test as I have had to… Continue reading Fluoroscopy Esophagram Complete with Double Contrast
Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy I recently had the privilege of having a Laryngoscopy and it was, well, not all that fun. I had to see my ENT because my doctor is worried about why I experiencing hoarseness recently. It has going on for several months now and well, it is what it is at this point. So off… Continue reading Laryngoscopy
