illness Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 In Sickness and in Health https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:19:20 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8128 Embracing the Sunny Days Into every life a little rain must fall.  The same can be said of any relationship or marriage.  It can’t always be sunshine and scooter rides.  Two ambulance rides to the ER for my wife in one week along with some days in the hospital brings a reality to the phrase, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/feed/ 43 8128 3:12 a.m. https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/312-a-m/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/312-a-m/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2016 09:04:53 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6978 How does illness influence your thinking in the middle of the night? Medical Choices Standing before a stack of pre-heart attack cold medications in the bathroom I realize how much has changed in the past eighteen months.  Not so long ago I would down any number of cold remedies without hesitation to relieve any symptom […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/312-a-m/feed/ 27 6978 Coming Back Into View https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/coming-back-into-view/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/coming-back-into-view/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2016 04:55:45 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6201 Emerging from the Flu After eight days of the flu the world is coming back into view.  A walk in the garden this evening with the dogs, noticing the forsythia blossoms in the shady deer den — a private place where Kim and I can sit with journals and tea.  Until today I could only slog […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/coming-back-into-view/feed/ 18 6201 Gratitude and Things Stuck Up Your Nose https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/gratitude-and-things-stuck-up-your-nose/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/03/gratitude-and-things-stuck-up-your-nose/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2016 03:53:13 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6211 She said it would be a momentary discomfort… A Pile of Gratitude Other than the minutes I was actually having a heart attack these past few days are the worse I’ve felt in a long, long time. I knew something was different when the nursing staff donned masks and gloves to work on me — […]

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