Next Tuesday, I will be having surgery to implant my implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This will replace the LifeVest that I’ve had since May, and will act as an AED, so to speak, if I were to go into cardiac arrest, which I am at a severe risk for. This surgery is in preparation to…
After seeing my blood draws be consistently out of whack, I was getting very frustrated. Of course I like my pizza, crackers, and pasta, but I felt I wasn’t eating those items constantly, but filled my diet with fruits and vegetables as well. And indeed I was – I just wasn’t aware of how medications,…
If any of you know me personally, you most likely would classify me as an extrovert. And I suppose in a way, I would say the same thing. But one thing that I’ve realized the older I get, is that I am becoming more of an introvert. Let me add that of course, neither is…
I realize this past week, that my life revolved around one thing – our mission trip fundraiser dinner. I did not take ANY other pictures, except those of the dinner, which explains the week well! I have this strange love for doing dinners and making food for people. Heart issues have limited me a bit…
I love the word “Simplify.” I think there is much peace, calmness, freedom, and rest in this word. Peace, knowing that you are living with what you actually use. Calmness, knowing that you aren’t living with all this clutter. Freedom, knowing you have freedom to live in your own home, instead of being overwhelmed…
Because of my on-going heart failure and the issues that my meds and high-potassium foods are doing to my body, it recommended by my dietician to start following the Mediterranean lifestyle when it comes to eating. Like I had mentioned earlier, I am not a diet person. I have a hard time calling this a…
