There was some confusion when it comes to my discharge. I never got a final doctor visit, and many of the plans were in flux when they decided to let me go. My discharge papers said I should have a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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An interesting thing is that all of this started on Sunday an hour after eating Easter dinner. The goose had taken a long time to cook, and it felt like previous cases of food poisoning I’ve had, so I wasn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Taco Bell dog cup became my most trusted companion after my Olympic tryouts. He went with me everywhere, always ready to make me feel better, and his presence was comforting. But I have not needed him like that again[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The secret of jello is that it has a lot of protein and sugar in an easily digested form. That is why it is the first “food” that hospitals give you. In solid form of course. I took it at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Eating solid food less than 24 hours after surgery to remove my apendix was not actually a good idea. I did not realize it at the time, but my digestive system could not handle it. Five hours later when I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My oddessey of the apendix continued on Tuesday with a general improvement. I drank juice, ate jello, and even had some beef bouillion and it tasted amazing. I asked to get out of bed, walked around a lot, talked to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am taking this week off from my normal posting style. My apendix burst at 6AM on Monday. I called 911 at 7:30 and was at the hospital by 8. At 10 their tests told me what was wrong and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Easter is an old holiday. Long ago it was in celebration of a fertility goddess of the same name. The rise of Christianity brought with it the adaptation of many existing holidays to new meanings. Easter became a celebration of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our friends in Marauders earned a fearsome reputation for neutralizing Chinese defenses in the Hyades. Their craft truly were designed for striking larger opponents, but the Chinese adapted. We were forced to adapt as well, and we tested many new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yosemite Station hit the Apache real hard when it came down. They lost a lot of people when their capital got pulverized. But there’s something about the Apache that the Shang didn’t reckon. The Spanish spent centuries learning it. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…