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Five Years Later

Five years ago this Tuesday (9/12/12) I had surgery to repair a thoracic aortic aneurysm. My journey is well documented here. As I reflect back on that time, it was a much more stressful period in my life. I was a manager of somewhere around 18 employees in a busy clinic working for a horrible…

September 10, 2017 in Body Image, Celebration, Change, Emotions, Family, grief, Heart Surgery, Love, Puerto Rico, Uncategorized.

You’ve decided to do what?

Every time I think that I’m going to blog on a more regular basis, life gets in the way and I don’t get around to it. Then, so many things change and it is hard to catch up in one post. When I last posted, I had this idea that I would run 5, 5Ks…

July 6, 2014 in Autoimmune Illness, Change, Going Silver, Healthy Eating, Heart Surgery, Self Esteem, Self Image, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Transformation, Ulcerative Colitis.

What a difference a year makes: Today

(Warning: this blog may be too “out there” for some – just my musings) One year ago today, I was finishing up in surgery. It feels as though it was yesterday (without the pain). I still remember so much so clearly. I am so grateful that the doctors found (by accident) the aneurysm and that…

September 12, 2013 in Celebration, Family, Heart Surgery, Love, Mindfulness, Random thoughts, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

What a difference a year makes: From silly knock knock jokes to…

…complex thoughts. My grandson is visiting, with my daughter of course. A year ago on this day, I posted thoughts about my surgery and my grandson. I reveled in plans for the Christmas we would share and used that as a motivation to get the repair and move on with my life. Christmas went well and…

August 29, 2013 in Family, Heart Surgery, Love, Random thoughts, Uncategorized.

What a difference a year makes – Lucite!

A year ago today, I was attending the first bodybuilding competition for my friend Tammy. She and I have both made many changes in our bodies and lives over the last few years (see her blog at: http://liftingmyspirits.wordpress.com/). I could not have been more proud of my friend and yet, there was a part of me…

August 24, 2013 in Fitness, Heart Surgery, Random thoughts, Things of Beauty, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Transformation, Uncategorized.

What a difference a year makes – part one

A year ago today, I was blogging about managing my own and others’ worries as I prepared for my STAAR surgery. I was also looking forward to attending my friend Tammy’s first bodybuilding competition. My mind was busy and the level of stress I was experiencing was greater than I knew. The idea for this…

August 23, 2013 in Fitness, Heart Surgery, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Uncategorized.

December 1 – Things are changing and I am back

Okay, enough time away from the blog. It is time reinvest my energies in pursuits that make me healthy and happy. I am making changes in my life that I think will serve that purpose well. More about that later. For now…let’s talk about a passion: my workouts. I returned to the gym (other than…

December 2, 2012 in Fitness, Heart Surgery, Training.

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