Things to do before tomorrow
Everyone else going into the hospital tries to get too much done the day before also?? Right? Yeah, that's what I thought.I'm making my list while I enjoy my coffee. :)1.) Shower and shave! ha!2.)...
View ArticleFinally a plan!
Well, most of you know I've been an inpatient at Duke since Monday. I came here to get rATG, a medication that basically wipes out your immune system. They are hopeful that my lung function will come...
View ArticleMy experience with rATG
I'm writing this blog post for two reasons. One, of course, is to update my friends and family, who are not on facebook, about my health. Two, to put my experience with rATG (Thymoglobulin, rabbit...
View ArticleOscar Fashion 2010
You might be wondering how someone who dresses in hoodies, jeans and Chucks on a daily basis has any right at all critiquing Hollywood's top celebs as they walk down the red carpet on Oscar night......
View ArticleMish Mash
Hey everyone!!! Wow, it's been forever and a day since my last post. Sorry about that, especially to my Virginia friends. :)Things have been going well since the rATG infusions. I have been in rehab...
View ArticleThankfulness
As my friend Lori and I sat down at a half-cleaned table in the Duke South cafeteria at Duke University Medical Center, we reflected on the two people sitting at the table behind us. We talked about...
View ArticleUps and downs and all arounds
Hi blogger world! Another lengthy break between posts. I thought I would give everyone an update on the happenings in our lives.I'll start with my health and get that out of the way. :) Most of you...
View ArticleTV talk... again!
I did a post about TV shows way back when... http://colormehealthy.blogspot.com/2009/04/tv-and-other-things.html I thought, since some of my shows have gone off the air, and some of my favorites have...
View ArticleBrain zaps... no fun at all!
I write this, not so that my friends can laugh at me or question me, but I write it to educate others who are coming off of SSRI's. I am brain zapping so bad the past two days that I want to sit in a...
View ArticleLungapalooza: A Walk For Breath
On September 19th, 2010, the inaugural Lungapalooza: A Walk for Breath was held at Duke University Medical Center. The Lungapalooza is an event to raise money for the Lung Transplant Foundation, a...
View ArticleLooking back... and looking forward
As the year comes to an end, I can't help but be in disbelief that the first decade of the new century is over! Where did it go?Between the year 2000 and this past year, I have had a living-lobar...
View ArticleSomething I wrote a few years back
My Life as a BrunetteFive weeks ago, I decided to become a brunette. I hadn't had brown hair in almost 10 years, and even then, I didn't consider myself a "brunette". It was always light brown. I...
View ArticleGolden Globe Fashion 2011
I'm back again with another fashion review. If you haven't seen my previous reviews, and would like to check them out, here they are: Oscar Fashion 2009, Golden Globe Fashion 2010, and Oscar Fashion...
View ArticleCystic Fibrosis Awareness
This is for my non-Facebook, non-Twitter friends. I got purple highlights for Cystic Fibrosis awareness. Crazy but fun!!! XO
View ArticleOscar Fashion 2011
I was pretty much blown away by the red carpet fashion this year. SO blown away, that it was hard for me to pick 5 worst dresses. There were quite a few that were mediocre, 3 that were horrible, but...
View ArticleMy Anaphylaxis
The very first night that I was administered IV Vancomycin, I got "Redman's Syndrome" about 30 minutes into the infusion. The infusion was stopped for awhile, and I was administered 25 mg IV Benadryl....
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