Today is Groundhog Day, the day where we have the truly strange tradition of hauling a rodent out of the ground and declaring if winter is over or not. This tradition has its roots in the Pagan Holiday of Imbolc which is around this time of year, and it signals the start of spring where… Continue reading Groundhog Day Special- What does a day in inpatient rehab actually look like?
Author: Lesley Schultz
The Mental Side, and the Importance of Family
I’m not going to lie. The loss of my independence at least for the short term has started to hit me hard. I know the best thing for me is to go to my parents, and although I love them tremendously, that doesn’t mean I want to live with them full-time. They are working hard… Continue reading The Mental Side, and the Importance of Family
The Great Housing Debate of 2022
Part of my life adjustments I am having to make is to think about my housing situation. I bought my current place almost 10 years ago, and four years ago, I did a good amount of renovations in the kitchen, flooring, windows and carpet. I knew if I ever had to move doing those renovations… Continue reading The Great Housing Debate of 2022
Early Prognosis Reflections
It is hard to fathom that I have been at the in-patient rehab almost a week at this point. Time is simultaneously flying and standing still. It is a very interesting concept, the passage of time when you don’t have a daily work routine, but you still do have a routine. The first day was… Continue reading Early Prognosis Reflections
Coming to terms with being differently abled.
People have commented that I have an inner sense of peace about all of this. I suppose I do. I know that nothing I personally did caused this to happen. I cannot control what my immune system decided to do or not do. Do I wish that the doctors had figured out and treated my… Continue reading Coming to terms with being differently abled.
So, what is Transverse Myelitis?
It has been a week as of right about now, when I woke up and pretty much couldn’t feel my legs, wet the bed, and was hella, hella scared. It has been a whirlwind of a week, and although I am in the “hurry up and wait” to get moved to rehab, I feel I… Continue reading So, what is Transverse Myelitis?
Continuing On…
So after roughly a 32 hour stint between the West Chester ED, transport to UC Medical Center in Clifton, and in the ED here waiting on a bed to open up, I landed on 4NE which is the Neurology unit at about 7pm on Tuesday 1/18/22. My nurse that first night was Jasmine and she… Continue reading Continuing On…
Well, its again been a bit…
I know, I know. All this blogging stuff takes time, and well life gets busy. I was trucking right along, doing my school things, my music librarian things, my life things, my music things, and well….life has just abruptly stopped for me this week. I have been fighting an infection of some sort since October,… Continue reading Well, its again been a bit…
Busy Summer, but not in the ways I thought it was going to be…
So, yeah. All the best intentions. I suppose I was so sick of my office from remote teaching that I decided that I didn’t need to spend any more time in it. I’ve also become the music librarian for a local small regional symphony, and I feel like I have done nothing but compile, stuff… Continue reading Busy Summer, but not in the ways I thought it was going to be…
Being AWOL
I know I haven’t been around for a bit. Life has been busy yada yada. I don’t like excuses, but lets just say I’ve been struggling mentally a bit and didn’t feel like doing much of anything but work that had to be done. That means school, and music librarian work and thats about it,… Continue reading Being AWOL
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