Sadly, I am writing well past my bed time, yet again. That said, I am handling things decently. Over the last few years, I have struggled mightily when I have gone back to work after longer breaks. Regularly, my expectations are far too high. Needless to say, I worried that returning to school after not [...]
I arrived safe and sound (other than my ridiculous sinuses continuing to produce infected mucus) at the Minneapolis/Saint Paul airport about 4:30 PM CDT. I hope my live blogging from the last session that I saw (Dr. Faraco) captures how cool I think her and Dr. Mignot’s research is. After that ended, though, my life [...]
I awoke this morning in a huge hotel room. The national Narcolepsy Network patient conference begins today in Jacksonville, Florida; I arrived late last night (technically, early this morning). While I remain uneasy about being here, I must confess that my beautiful view of the Saint John’s River certainly makes me glad for the [...]
What a difference a day makes! I knew that I would pay a price for staying yesterday (and for not worrying about the energy that I was expending), but I had no idea that level, extent, or immediacy that the payback would affect my entire family. Narcolepsy reared its ugly head and brought along some [...]
Somehow, it is still May. Although I have not written for weeks, it feels like it has been a year. While I know that I have managed life, work, home, and health reasonably well, I am frustrated that I have not found time for me. I need to blog. I need to exercise. I need [...]
Driving my car today, I wondered how coherent I actually was. I did not doubt my ability to navigate effectively and accurately. My confidence was also high in my driving skills. At the same time, I am painfully aware that I am fuzzy on the exact details of the journey home. Plus, when I finally [...]
While my body is exhausted, I have had a wonderful day. Today was day two of the annual WAFC Fools Fest. We still have not won any games, but we staged a remarkable comeback in our final game. We were down 8 to 1 at the end of the first half, but only lost the [...]
It is WAY past my bedtime. Somehow, though, I am still awake. For the third night in a row, I am up past midnight. Not good. I am out of sorts and definitely “off.” I am heading to bed in a moment, but I wanted to post. Stunningly, January was my worst month ever, in [...]
Happy New Year! It occurred to me today, as I drove around Saint Paul (and the Twin Cities) like a mad man, that I should spend some time reflecting on this past year. It is breathtaking to realize that one year ago I could feel hope slipping away yet again. In fact, as I entered [...]
First and foremost, I must say that day five is definitely better than day four. I still don’t know if it is the natural course of my med holiday, or the acupuncture, but I definitely had more energy today. The morning was still awful (I finally got out of bed at 9:30 AM because I [...]