One night, last week, when I should have been sleeping, I got sucked into a Ryze ad on Facebook. Of course, the algorithm picked up on it and now I have Ryze ads clogging my Facebook feed. But it did its job, I was intrigued with the whole mushroom coffee idea. I went back and … Continue reading My Honest Review Of Fresh Cap Mushroom Coffee
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My Husband Is Having A Catherization
Well, here we are.. About a year after the Mitral clips. (Backstory) Brian has been getting steadily worse. He says he feels like he is slowly dying. Before the mitralclips, little did we know, it wasn’t over. Brian is exhausted. just exhausted. The other night when I was so graciously giving him the opportunity to … Continue reading My Husband Is Having A Catherization
Congestive Heart Failure And Never-Ending Issues
It has been almost a year and a half since our lives unraveled before our eyes and it just kept being "interesting." We lost our son and then Brian had what the doctor called "worse than a widow-maker" heart attack. I still don't have any idea how he survived but I'm sure glad he did. Three stents later, he was ok and we proceeded to go back … Continue reading Congestive Heart Failure And Never-Ending Issues
Starting Therapy After Our Son’s Suicide
This week Brian and I went in for a therapy intake appointment. We didn’t know what to expect and we had our reservations but we hoped for the best. Telling The Story I have talked about our situation many times over the last five months. I'm comfortable talking about it and blogging about it. It … Continue reading Starting Therapy After Our Son’s Suicide
Socializing After Losing Your Son
It's been almost 5 months. There were moments that I didn't think I would make it this far. This story is actually from around a month ago but after I wrote it, it sat in my draft folder for all this time. I still want to share it, though. My Night Out I went out … Continue reading Socializing After Losing Your Son
Understanding Life After Losing a Loved One
Here we are, 12 weeks into this grieving process that I never would have willingly signed up for. My son committed suicide and is at peace. (Suicide And The Ones Left Behind) Everyone says that and I believe it. But what about us? We aren't at peace. I'm trying to think of a fancy way … Continue reading Understanding Life After Losing a Loved One
Navigating Life After a Heart Attack
When a loved one is in the hospital, it feels like you are in a movie or a tv show. This is my experience, anyway. I find myself noticing similarities and differences between tv shows like Scrubs and my actual experience. It all feels surreal. (This is apparently my favorite word for this saga.) On … Continue reading Navigating Life After a Heart Attack
From Suicide To A Widow Maker Heart Attack
They say when it rains, it pours. That has definitely been our experience this year. Or at least since February 10th, the day of my son's suicide. I was going to say that we were just starting to get back to normal when this happened. But that wouldn't be true. We were not back to … Continue reading From Suicide To A Widow Maker Heart Attack