The Neurologist The three of us went to the neurologist appointment. Pete and I had no idea this appointment would be the continuation of a four year diagnostic process to determine whether Hayes had Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy. The neurologist was great with Hayes,… Read More »Four Year Diagnostic Process
This post is the second in a series following previously published Diagnosis And Death Certificate. All I could feel was an urgency to go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association office. The ride from the pediatric orthopedic surgeon’s appointment to pick Hayes up from the Mother’s… Read More »Muscular Dystrophy Association
Nobody ever thinks this will happen to them. This survival tale is what I call The Day of Diagnosis and Death Certificate. I guess every house has a history of smiles and tears. We had lived in our fixer-upper emerging home for four years, as… Read More »Diagnosis And Death Certificate
If you read All Dogs Must Be Irish, How To Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Dog, and How To Adopt A Dog From A Local Shelter Or Rescue, welcome to my dog adoption reveal story! Petfinder On April 14, I joined petfinder.com, Purina… Read More »Dog Adoption Reveal
If you have read my blog stories from the beginning, you know I have been in survival mode since I was a kid. There is little freedom in never feeling seen, heard, guided, or encouraged. So, what’s a Tough Cookie to do? Writing to heal… Read More »Freedom
This is the third post in my journey about how to adopt a dog from a local shelter or rescue organization. The two previous posts were All Dogs Must Be Irish and How To Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Dog. Whenever I walk… Read More »How To Adopt A Dog From A Local Shelter Or Rescue
In a previous post All Dogs Must Be Irish, I wrote about wanting a dog now that I have gone through the grieving process of my last pet Mickie. This post is part of a series about how to make an informed decision when choosing… Read More »How To Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Dog
As symbolized in the traditional Irish Claddagh ring, the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the Crown represents loyalty. Those humans fortunate to share their life with a dog know that all dogs must be Irish because they excel at giving unconditional love,… Read More »All Dogs Must Be Irish
About two years after Mom passed away in her sleep, I turned to my Aunt Dolores in my desperation to meet my lingering sorrow and fears head-on. She lived in Florida and I was in Albuquerque. My aunt sent the letter that saved my life.… Read More »The Letter That Saved My Life
The mission of How To Survive After Finding A Loved One’s Body and each of my stories is to show what happened to me, share what I learned, and encourage others to keep moving forward from life’s most unexpected challenges. As I wrote about in… Read More »How To Survive After Finding A Loved One’s Body