~Epilepsy in Real Life~
Mr. Williams was a great inspiration to me in the classroom and I strove to be like him as the teacher he so passionately portrayed in "Dead Poet's Society"... As my students and I had our own version of DPS, his passing reminded me of a post I wrote a long time ago about my... Continue Reading →
140.6. Yep, that’s one hundred and forty point six miles of torture. My husband is doing his first Ironman this Sunday. He’s done marathons, half-Ironmans (70.3 for those of you mathematically challenged ;) ) and grew up a swimmer but he’s never completed “the big one.” He’d always talked about it and since he put... Continue Reading →
I was going in for an angiogram. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it’s a procedure where they make a small slit in the skin of your pubic region and into your femoral artery. Then, they lace a small tube up through your artery towards your brain. There, the tube is... Continue Reading →
"What really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out." -JFK 1962 Although this quote obviously applies to the brave servicemen and women of our country, as a former teacher I can't help apply it to other life situations as well-... Continue Reading →
(fyi- meant to be fun, not angry :) ) I’m on Lamictal. That’s my med of choice and over the years, she’s been pretty good to me- not invincible, but pretty darn effective in preventing the big ones. She and I share a laugh sometimes because I carry her in my purse. Not in a... Continue Reading →
In Megan's Shoes 