This Thursday at the Marion, IL VA Medical Center Behavioral Health Building there will be a ceremony honoring Veterans from the Vietnam era. This ceremony has been going on for about four years. My husband, Sam, and some of his colleagues started this commemoration of Vietnam a few years ago. Since then, colleagues have retired, passed … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
Joy
Sometimes I wake up and feel completely drained. Lately, that is a typical feeling. Being pregnant at 39 and trying to keep up with the kids, Sam, and the house can be exhausting. Monitoring my blood pressure daily can make me on edge (odd, right?) and worried. Yesterday was one of those days. I woke up tired. Tired from being tired. Tired from … [Read more...]
FOMO
Fear Of Missing Out. I have FOMO. This week is the Conference on College Composition and Communication in Pittsburgh. I had a plane ticket, conference registration, hotel room and roommate, and presentation all ready to go. But, two hospital stays, chronic hypertension in pregnancy, and the possibility of preeclampsia in pregnancy … [Read more...]