Just Checking In

Hi, all. Believe it or not, I am still not over this crud. GGRRRR!! I have completed three rounds of antibiotics. My doctor sent me to get an X-ray on Monday (2/20), which showed that I did NOT have a bacterial infection in my sinuses. Nevertheless, I was still fatigued with no appetite and suffering [...]

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Quick update

I saw my doctor (again) today. It’s not another cold — it’s a drug-resistant bacteria that fought back with a vengeance when I stopped the second round of antibiotics. I got a steroid shot and am on the strongest antibiotics available. If this doesn’t clear the sinus infection up by early next week, I might [...]

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Taking a blogging break

Hi, all. As you know, I have suffered from back-to-back-to-back colds since MLK Day (January 16) with a severe sinus infection mixed in for good measure. I am going on hiatus from blogging until I can regain my health. ~ Faith

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Sick AGAIN!!

Believe it or not, I have another cold. Please shoot me now! I have only been marginally healthy for six days (three at a time) since 1/16. I am miserable. :0( I’ll blog when I can. ~ Faith

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How Do You Forgive Yourself for What You Were Forced to Do?

A reader wants to know how to forgive yourself for what your abusers forced you to do or watch as they harmed those you love. This is a complicated process that is going to involve different steps for different people, but the big picture process is the same – you need to find a way [...]

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Update on Situation with My Kid

Thank you to everyone who provided me with support yesterday. I really needed it. I was an emotional wreck for most of the day while also burning a fever with this #$%& sinus infection. I am so glad I was able to get in to see my therapist that afternoon. I don’t know how I [...]

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Living with Someone You Cannot Trust

I am still batting this #$%^ sinus infection, so I don’t know if I am “back” yet, but I can’t stop crying and need some advice. I have posted the full story of what happened on my professional blog. The short version is that my 11-year-old son, who has a bunch of special needs, scrubbed [...]

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Still battling sinus infection

I am STILL running a low-grade fever. I saw my doctor again yesterday and started a second round of antibiotics. If I don’t improve by Friday, she is putting me on a stronger antibiotic and referring me to an ENT. Please bear with me. I don’t have the energy to blog right now. ~ Faith

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Relapsed

I tried to do too much yesterday and am bedridden again. I’ll try to start fresh Monday. ~ Faith

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Ex-friend Having Medical Issues

Believe it or not, this is my 1,100th blog entry. I wish I had something brilliant to discuss to mark this milestone, but as you know, I am just grateful to have the energy to blog at all. Other than the doctor’s appointment and shuttling my kid to school and back, and I have pretty [...]

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