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Well That Was An Entirely Too Interesting Few Months

Way back in April, my right leg started hurting and it was definitely swollen, that was on a Sunday. The pain got pretty intense over the next few days, aggravated even further by playing multiple boot-hockey games with my youngest … Continue reading

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First Meeting With My Psychiatric-Nurse Was Also My Last | WTF Was That!?

I was told there was a plan… promised, even. My Psychiatrist retired in December. She gave me a plan to deal with it, which included a few more appointments with my Psychotherapist, and six months of care through a Psychiatric … Continue reading

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Music Friday: “Pull Your Head Up Off The Floor, Come Up Screaming…”

I was thirteen when I first heard Stuart Adamson and Big Country on the radio. At that point the only music I had been exposed to were the folk songs and anti-government protest songs we had sung in the Cult … Continue reading

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Conversations With My Psychiatrist | It’s Been Fun

First the bad news: my psychiatrist is officially retired, and my psychotherapist is on an extended leave while she cares for her recently cancer-diagnosed husband. But I’m not being abandoned, that’s the good news. In October I start a new … Continue reading

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Conversations With My Psychiatrist | Welcome To The Sh*t Show Part One: Andrew Is Homeless

Andrew is threatening to kill himself. I haven’t written a lot about Andrew here. His mother and I started dating when he was four. We got married when he was seven. We separated when he was ten. It was very, … Continue reading

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Conversations With My Psychiatrist | The End Is Nigh

I have two more appointments before my psychiatrist retires. This isn’t a surprise, she told me when we started three years ago that our relationship would be temporary. She also told me I wouldn’t be left out in the cold, … Continue reading

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