“How Are You Feeling?”

Aug 20, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Pneumonia

I've been getting that a lot lately, combined with seriously concerned looks, both in Kentucky and here in Costa Rica. I was wondering why until I happened to catch myself in the mirror last night. You know, just regular, without the posing. It was a little scary:...

Fallout (or More On The Hangnail)

Jul 11, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Pneumonia

DAILY REFLECTIONS July 4 IDENTIFYING FEAR: “The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear…” When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This “evil and corroding thread” is the root of my distress:...

Key-Zen

Jun 20, 2010 | Key West, Pneumonia, SANDFORD

I’m in Key West right now, chillin’. Yep, chillin’ in 90 degree heat. I had planned to come up the 2nd week of May, to check on the properties I manage, see about adding rentals to that corral, to chill. I had a ticket paid for and everything. Then I...

Observations, Tidbits and Theories

May 24, 2010 | Philosophy, Pneumonia

I’m doing great, off the O2, feeling like my old self emotionally and mentally, just without the energy to do my old routine. I still have an annoying cough and still hoarse from the respirator, but both are improving. One day at a time and all that. While in...

Thank You

May 6, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Pneumonia

I just read all the comments. There are not words to express my feelings right now. (Yes, I'm speechless.) It meant so much to my family to hear from you, cheering me away from the edge. It worked!!!Everything is going great: I lifted a bottle of Clorox over my...

“Hey, lady. Purple sweatshirt. No, NEXT to the pink cap – yes, you. Step away from the abyss.”

Apr 29, 2010 | Pneumonia

Hi. I'm home, as of Tuesday night. Dorothy nailed it: there is no place like home. My bed, my shower. My husband, my boys. Hal's cooking. He made me soup Tuesday night. I hadn't had anything to eat with that much color or flavor in three weeks. Three...

Saratica Cheats Death Again

Apr 21, 2010 | Pneumonia

Dennis Cooper, editor of Key West the Newspaper, has generously offered to put this announcement in this week's paper; it will catch Sally's blog readers up as well: Key West’s recovering Realtor and Red Barn Theater regular Sally O’Boyle has reinvented...

Saratica Continues to Improve

Apr 18, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Pneumonia

Sally is still in the ICU at San Juan de Dios hospital in San Jose. She is much improved. She is spending ever longer periods of time conscious and disconnected from a ventilator. The IV antibiotic treatment is making progress against her pneumonia. She has no liver...