As passionate person, I innately get pissed at a lot of things. My most recent upset was the Fox show, Red Band Society. After watching it —against my will, mind you — all I could say was, “oh, hellllll no.” I only watched it because I couldn’t find the remote to change it from Modern […]
You are lucky. I don’t know who you are, where you are or what you are doing at this moment. But let me tell you, you are lucky. This is not coming from a person so down on her luck she envies you. This is coming from a woman who has had one hell of […]
When I was first admitted to the hospital here in NY, I was terrified to be away from home. I was just sure I would be alone. My best friend had just gotten a job ten minutes from my home in DC and I knew if I stayed in the hospital there I could at least […]
This past weekend my lovely boyfriend, Cameron, came to visit and celebrate our one year anniversary. I think the nurses loved him more than I did. I saw them peeking through the curtains smiling at us while we ate our “candle lit” Mexican dinner. Every time he left the room, a giddy nurse would come […]
I will admit I was not excited to spend my 22nd birthday in the hospital. I thought Taylor Swift would be singing in the background while I ate breakfast at midnight and dressed up like a hipster in non-prescription glasses. But no. At midnight I was peeing out the last of my diuretic and falling […]
So on top of this heart failure thing, I think I also might have tooth decay. From the copious amounts of candy my boyfriend bought me to the donuts my mom keeps buying me, it’s only a matter of time before my teeth fall out —or I at least get my first cavity. The icing on […]
Out of desperation for companionship this week I consented to take part in “music therapy.” A large man in a red polo with multiple painful looking ear piercings came to my door holding a guitar and a boom box. My day had already been wasted to level 576 of Candy Crush. I didn’t know what […]
Give me back the smiley fries and baby food, please. Let’s face it: despite the fact I have the heart function of a 60 year old druggie/drunk, I am still a kid at heart. Sure, I stand about two to four feet taller than the average patient here and I am the only one who can […]
At first the animal shaped chicken nuggets and smiley faced fries were cute. My nurse realized that I am indeed an adult so she put in a request for adult lunches for me. When my lunch tray was brought to me today, to my surprise I actually had regularly oblong shaped chicken nuggets and wavy fries. Then […]
I’m not going to say I have never peed in bed. It doesn’t take but a dream about waterfalls to swoon my eager bladder. I will admit it has been a long, long while since I have “wet the bed.” Last night, however, I faced the critical dilemma: to pee or not to pee? Something […]
Bad Hearts & Fresh Starts 