I know you’re here…
Date: January 24, 2015
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and I’ll be back. I lost the ability to speak what was on my mind. But it’s coming back to me now. slowly… differently. I’ll be back.
“Wait… I thought you were a Sleeve Patient” (Days 6 & 7)
Date: July 18, 2014
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Day 6 was the return to work. Which was good and bad. Good because I have an office that I can’t readily see everyone so when they’re chowing down out there I’m oblivious. Bad because I work in entertainment and entertainment people are ALWAYS. EATING. So there’s always yummy food just around the corner. Of course on the day … Read More
The Gauntlet (Day 5)
Date: July 16, 2014
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What I’ve been reading on most of these boards is that Day 3 after the surgery is usually the worst. The swelling begins to subside and your stomach starts to function as it did in terms of hunger. But all you’re shoveling into it is clear liquid. Well… Day 3 managed to get by me. I discovered clear … Read More
Don’t Fart… (Day 4)
Date: July 15, 2014
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Well… I should have been paying closer attention to all the messages on the Bariatric Pal board that say “liquid in, liquid out”. I have nothing binding me and it should have made sense that air alone could not pass from within. And so out of laziness because I had found a comfortable spot on … Read More
Creative Ways of Bending
Date: July 14, 2014
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So the one thing I’ve had to learn as I recover from surgery is that even though they tell you that you have to take it easy and not do A LOT of the things that you’re used to doing, there are some things you kind of have to figure out for yourself. Like if you … Read More
4.0
Date: July 11, 2014
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Sitting here in the waiting room at the hospital.nbsp; Starving.nbsp; But it’s just so pronounced today. Probably because I realize that there won’t soon be that familiar safety net… that comfort waiting for me on the other side. This won’t be over and then I can go stuff my face later out drown my fears … Read More
The (Un)ceremonious Goodbye…
Date: July 9, 2014
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Just like that… I’m days away from being nothing like I’ve been for 40 years. A world of things have converged on a single point to make it so that I have to abandon all that I’ve done, been, believed in and pursued… all at once. If I want to make it down the … Read More
The Real Reason I’ve Been Mad at Phyllis Hyman All These Years
Date: May 10, 2014
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In January of 1994, I was attending a Black Students Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a glittering assemblage of young black people from all over the world coming to share thoughts and be brilliant together. I was honored to partake in that meeting of minds and excited at the prospect of meeting so many … Read More
Glee
Date: May 7, 2014
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Strange dreams last night… After a SLAMMIN dinner cooked by the hubby, I sat back in the couch prepared to relax when a sharp pain above and behind my left eye started me down a path of feeling sick for the night. I said at that point I’d take Athena into her room and … Read More
Down on me
Date: April 29, 2014
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I’ve been extremely silent lately. And usually for me silence is coupled with sadness. Usually because there’s enough silence for me to hear my own thoughts and that just depresses the hell out of me. I remember when Dr. Van Harte gave me my first exercise to do when she was counseling me in college. … Read More