Recently, as I was going through my stash of old sheet music looking for inspiration and something interesting to use in the creation of one of my assemblage angels, I came across a piece with the words “con fermezza” – an instruction to the musician to “play with firmness.” For some reason this idea appealed [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Chemo Reality
Posted in Journal Entries, tagged assemblage angels, chemotherapy, creativity, play, side effects, Xeloda on March 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Colostomy Blow-Out!
Posted in Journal Entries, tagged baby oil, colostomy bags, cooking spray on March 10, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I suppose it was bound to happen eventually. But I somehow had the illusion that it wouldn’t happen to me! I had a HUGE blow-out with my colostomy bag. Thankfully, I was at home when it happened. It was bad. REALLY BAD. I was sitting at the computer when I realized something had happened, so [...]
Health(y) Update
Posted in Journal Entries, tagged chemotherapy, moisturizer, side effects, urinary incontinence, Xeloda, yoga on March 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Sorry for the delay in getting a “health update” out there. I’ve been so darned busy with all the normal daily activities of life (and so very grateful to be able to say that!) that the blog took a backseat for a bit! I saw my surgeon, Dr. Brown, for a follow-up visit (can you [...]
