Backstory here. Inspiration to do something about it here. Readers: I encourage you to join me in my effort to bring some sensitivity back to the bookshelves.-------------------------Borders Customer ServicePO Box 7002LaVergne, TN 37086To Whom It May Concern:Recently I was at … Read More »
Archives for May 2009
The hardest thing I have had to do yet.
For a friend's shower, I decided to buy them children's books. Seeing all the great titles of my youth, flipping through new books (there are so many cool books these days!) - I imagined reading them to my children one day. "When Mommy and Daddy were your age, Cloudy with a … Read More »
Questions for 5/29 Appointment
I'm scheduled to meet with Dr. Gross this Friday at 3pm. Giving my recent blood test results of positive for ATA and negative for Fragile X, I have a good handful of questions. Am I missing anything?Re: blood results:Do my ATA numbers indicate Hashimoto's or Graves?Are my low TSH … Read More »
Happy Birthday to Me
In the last minute of my birthday today, I had to squeeze in a post. This weekend has been wonderful. It hasn't been about tests, or babies, or uncertainty. This birthday was a weekend of firsts.I fired my first gun! Larry took me to a shooting range, something I have always … Read More »
Getting a second opinion?
Before I write posts, I usually like to tag it with labels first; keeps me on topic. I realized, in tagging this, I added "faith" at the last minute... I think I added it more for secular than religious purposes.All of my major bloodwork is in. I'm sure I will have thyroid and … Read More »
Staying inspired and motivated
In keeping up with other blogs (I'm slowly getting back on the commenting horse - I will successfully complete an ICLW damnit!), I came across this post at The Hardest Quest. I credit Gil for inspiring me to start my own IF blog, after I read her blog shortly after I was first … Read More »
Blood lab results, round 2: finally, some good news!
Dr. Gross emailed me today. The karyotype serum test results are back: negative for Fragile X and the rest of the karyotype looks normal!After a very long, frustrating day at work, combined with some other shitty news I got at lunch about some other financial related things, this … Read More »
losing steam
i've been a bad blogger. i signed up for last month's IComLeWe and couldn't leave as many comments as i meant to b/c i don't have flash on my work computer (yeah, i know i shouldn't be doing all of this at work, but whatever.) by the time i got home, there was other stuff to do, … Read More »
A quick hello
I haven't posted in a couple of weeks, other than that random thing on the T last weekend. Still no word on the karyotyping. As for the thyroid issue, I'm to stay on the same course. Instead of taking my thyroid med every day, Dr. Gross wants me to skip my Sunday dose.Check.Hot … Read More »
thoughts from the red line train
@ porter sq, a young father with a little blond haired blue eyed boy no more than three years old. the father is one of those young geeky types: trim build, spikey hair, thin wire glasses.the boy, all smiles in the high end stroller. the father sits, begins doting and chatting … Read More »