Ninasusan

Happiness gently landed on my shoulders

June 2015

  • I woke up sleeping on my left side….

    Two weeks and 5 days since my nephrectomy, I woke up in my favored sleeping position – on my left side.  It was just two days ago I whined to myself that if I could just turn over on my left side I could go to sleep.  This past week I’ve also been waking up Read more

  • Grapes, honey and bee stings

    While sharing a big ole bowl of red grapes with Jaxon this afternoon, I had another thankful moment.  Grandparents say that if they had known how much fun their grandchildren would be they would have had them first.  Jax and I spent quality time eating grapes together – pulling them off the stem and determining a place Read more

  • Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf…

    Katy told me she was going to be working all week with hearing impaired kids at a baseball camp for the deaf.  My initial reaction was that emotional swelling of admiration and pride!  She is one of those kids who followed her passion right out the door when she was 18 – to University of Read more

  • The Belly Belt…..

    Please excuse the outfit in this picture…it is the retirement look on a blistering hot day in Missouri. I’m 2 weeks and 2 days post nephrectomy! This belly belt is amazing.  Jenny got it for herself after her pregnancy and loaned it to me for after surgery.  I am not kidding when I say that Read more

  • A day past two weeks…

    I’ve read everything I could get my hands on in order to adequately prepare for my nephrectomy recovery.  4 weeks seems to be the magic number for returning to work.  Exhaustion and muscle pain are often mentioned…but I swear i didn’t  think it would happen that way with me… low and behold…here I am.  Also Read more

  • “Hallmark” holidays….

    I’m a good question-er.  Bring up any topic or introduce me to someone and I ask questions…I’m just so damn curious!  I’ve been told that perhaps throwing the big spotlight on people I meet may make them uncomfortable….it’s not like I ask personal questions to do with their clothing size, weight or bathroom habits.  I Read more

  • You Don’t Know Unless You Live in Dementialand

    Originally posted on When Dementia Knocks: As I’ve said before and so has others, you will never know unless you have this disease. It sucks! Nothing I can say other than that. Those are not my words. They are the words of someone with younger-onset Alzheimer’s. Her name is Melanie and she is in her… Read more

  • I have this friend, Groundhog

    He and I have known each other since the early 70’s.  I have no idea what really connected us back in church youth group…I, at one time, thought maybe it was because we are both only children…but, I don’t know…it’s deeper than that.  We never had any of the boy/girl type complication although there was a Read more

  • Sunshine for the soul

    It’s amazing what a little sunshine can do for my “little attitude”.  I have been a bit angry this week…it may have to do with the narcotics….or it may be because my world was turned on its side with 3 months of medical mayhem!  I was really surprised pre-surgery that I was overwhelmed with sad/scared Read more

  • narcotics, marijuana and mind your own business

    I’m not a drinker of the bubbly.  I don’t see the purpose. 1) I do not like to NOT be in control of me. 2) If I’m going to drink something, it is going to taste good.  Personal preference.  I am going to put it out there that I believe without question that alcohol consumption is Read more