Archive for the 'Medical Issues' Category



Another debacle

Published on March 28, 2009

My name is Patricia Jane – it ought to be changed to Calamity Jane!!! After a routine colonoscopy (or “:” oscopy, as my geeky son called it) that had me admitted to the hospital for aspiration pneumonia back in January, I stuck to tradition here. I had oral and dental surgery scheduled for Wednesday, March […]


Two anniversaries on the same day!!!

Published on March 26, 2009

Two years today that I’ve been off of cigarettes. After a seeming lifetime of smoking, and 2 failed attempts at quitting, I was finally able to quit for good.  And it is good! And I understand why the kids hated it so much when I smoked, because now I don’t like the smell of cigarettes, […]


Moving on with life

Published on February 23, 2009

Life goes on, and it’s often boring. I suppose that’s to be expected at my age, but I find it difficult to accept at times! I’m looking at vacation places, knowing there’ll be a funding shortage for that sort of thing this year, what with all the medical stuff going on. I would much rather spend our dollars on […]