Blogging about the Beast

I’m a thieving rat. I bogarted the iPad last night and I grabbed it again this morning before a certain kid could get her sweaty teenage paws on it. (Insert Machiavellian laugh here.) Not to worry, she’ll get her chance to use it today but I want to make sure I get my post well…

Ack, I have to get my post going and as far along as I can before Leyna starts hunting for the iPad. It’s becoming a bit of a struggle to share this thing. It’s a wonderful tool for writing, it’s small, light and portable, and it also has a drawing app that Leyna has been…

I’ve started out the day indoors this morning. It’s oppressively oogy outside, like being slapped in the face with a warm wet blanket, and it isn’t even 9am yet! I’ve a feeling that today is going to be VERY low key. We didn’t get to bed until close to midnight (late for us) and Lauren…

Got LOTS of chores to do today! We’re having Movie Night tonight and we’re actually having a couple friends over (outdoor only, properly socially distanced, of course). I have to make sure I take it easy and do everything in small stages because of the swelling issues in my legs but I think it’s possible.…

Rory and I started our morning on the back patio but we got chased indoors by sudden rain. I’m peeking outside now and it looks like it may have stopped. I think I’ll stay inside anyway – I do NOT want to get the iPad wet! I checked my weather app earlier this morning and…

I skipped yesterday’s post without meaning to but there wasn’t a whole lot to post about. I’m doing my best to keep my feet up because I have a suspicion there’s a link between how swollen my ankles get and how fast the cellulitis sets in. I also suspect that the same goes for the…

Welp, I’m not going home today. My platelets dropped from 31 to 27 so I’m not going anywhere. When Stacey told me the verdict early this morning I wasn’t really surprised but extremely disappointed. Hopefully the count will begin to recover within the next day or so. I’m at the point in my cycle where…

Yep, I was right about the Norco. I didn’t take any last night and I can actually function normally this morning without feeling like my brain is wrapped in wet grey gauze. Narcotics are no joke! The after-affects aren’t really worth the trouble of taking the drugs in the first place unless a person is…

I’m starting this post rather late, as it’s nearly mid-afternoon, but today has been a pretty good day so far. I awoke after a REALLY sound night’s sleep, groggy as hell and ready to crawl back into bed for another few hours, and I think the grogginess is being caused by one of my evening…

My numbers are sloooowly beginning to climb out of the abyss. My white blood cell count is now up to 0.9. Hemoglobin and platelets aren’t doing great and I may need another transfusion of each before leaving the hospital but my ANC has risen to 0.6. That may not sound like much but it’s a…