(Photo Description: Codee sitting in a recleining chair with Bailey, a small brown and white fluffy dog, on her lap.) Tuesday March 8th Jessica, who is lovingly known as Twofooter on Twitter, has started her second day of a two week vacation. Or was that a staycation? There’s no going to the office for her,Continue reading “8-14 March ‘22 – Staycation”
Tag Archives: Care
Reflection
(Photo Description: Codee sees her reflection smiling back at her as she stands to look in the mirror.) When I created this website, I was only aiming to make an information portal about CRS. Later, when I added my blog, I thought writing about CRS related topics would be an added bonus. Recently though, IContinue reading “Reflection”
The Perfect… Patient?
(Photo Description: The nurse’s hands pop a tablet out of a blister pack into Codee’s hand.) When the nurses started coming to help me, I spent a short while not knowing how to refer to myself. Not as a person, but in relation to the nurses. Am I their patient? Though I have chronic illnesses,Continue reading “The Perfect… Patient?”
Nurse vs Service Dog
Photo by ArtAndBeyond (Photo Description: Service Dog Don stands on his back legs, placing his front paws on Codee’s lap while she sits in her wheelchair. They are gazing into each other’s eyes with the forest surrounding them.) Which one is better? I almost fell off my seat when I was asked this on TwitterContinue reading “Nurse vs Service Dog”
The Painful Truth
(Photo Description: Codee sitting up in a hospial bed, wearing a clear face shield. Smiling with her thumb up.) The beginning of March 2020 just before our first lockdown went into effect, I attended my first physical therapy session at the rehab center. A deep tissue massage took place. The therapist was confident that afterContinue reading “The Painful Truth”
Helping Hands
(Photo Description: A black and white photo of a hand making the sign for ‘I Love You’ in American Sign Language.) Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve procrastinated over doing a certain chore or task that you know you need help with, but don’t want to ask? You know… like redecorating theContinue reading “Helping Hands”
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