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Joy Manson
Dec 7, 20201 min read
The MRI Part 3
Today I had a telephone appointment with Dr. Doomandgloom to get the results of my MRI, officially I suppose.
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Joy Manson
Nov 30, 20202 min read
The MRI Part 2
Remember the MRI I had back in October? I got the results yesterday, sooner than expected.
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Joy Manson
Nov 28, 20202 min read
"Dropsy"
Last night I was attacked by three slices of watermelon.
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Joy Manson
Oct 25, 20203 min read
The Visitor
It’s something I have worried about ever since I got here a little more than three years ago.
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Joy Manson
Oct 17, 20202 min read
On the Eve of an MRI
In a couple of days I will have the first MRI in a long time.
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Joy Manson
Oct 3, 20202 min read
My Backyard
I’m strangely at a loss for words. I feel like I should be blogging about something, but I can’t seem to settle on a topic.
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Joy Manson
Aug 15, 20203 min read
My Inner Squirrel: Saving Summer's Bounty
Back in the day when we lived in the schoolhouse, I had time and energy to make jam.
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Joy Manson
Aug 2, 20202 min read
Books Read
I decided to get my arse in gear and do something productive. I started “reading” in full force.
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Joy Manson
Jul 30, 20202 min read
On Falling and Frailty
Small crisis. A visitor comes running in to announce that a resident has just fallen outside on the pavement.
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Joy Manson
Jul 16, 20202 min read
A Brush With Bacteria
I just returned from an appointment at the hospital. Probably the easiest one I’ve ever had.
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Joy Manson
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Am I Turning into a Geezer?
I said something so shocking today, I regretted it the moment the words were out of my mouth.
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Joy Manson
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Losing an "Old" Friend
The guy shrugged his shoulders, as if to say, sorry, but that’s how it goes sometimes. He pressed the elevator button and waited.
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Joy Manson
Jun 12, 20203 min read
Code Yellow
I’ve learned that no matter how bad something is, it can almost always be worse.
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Joy Manson
May 29, 20202 min read
Gratitude
It’s been a whole week of Mondays. Wednesday was perhaps the worst one of all.
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Joy Manson
May 24, 20202 min read
"Privacy"
Hey readers, how do you feel about your privacy?
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Joy Manson
May 22, 20202 min read
Isolation
I haven’t actually added up how many weeks since I’ve been in lockdown mode because of COVID 19.
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Joy Manson
May 14, 20202 min read
COVID Rambling
I’m not taking advantage of all the extra free time. I hate to squander this precious resource.
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Joy Manson
May 7, 20202 min read
The Room of Joy
She calls it the Room of Joy. Now we all do.
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Joy Manson
May 1, 20201 min read
Reflections on COVID 19 and Climate Change
This is a post I started way back at the end of April and never finished.
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