Time just whizzes by. Last year my New Year’s resolution was to update this website at least once a month. Like most New Year’s resolutions… that never happened. It is not because I don’t care; it is a combination of being very busy and not really knowing what to write about. My passion to help […]
Entries Tagged as 'stress'
Hiatus: No news is good news
June 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
Tags: back pain · Brain Tumor · disabled veterans · education · everyday life · happy ending · Marine · Miliary brain tumor · military retirement · recovery · stress · surgery · thankful · thoughts · tumor · update · work
Methadone Withdrawal Update – He is on Day 8 today.
May 27th, 2009 · 15 Comments
It has been 8 days since Travis has been Methadone free. The last 8 days have not been easy for Travis but he is taking things one day at a time. While Travis has been dealing with the Methadone withdrawal he has also been tapering off of his Neurontin. Less than a month ago he […]
Tags: detox · Dr. Moon San Diego · everyday life · family · Gabapentin · insomnia · memory · Methadone · Methadone Detox · mood · nerve damage · Neurontin · Neurontin Information · Pain Management · San Diego · stress · support · update · useful information · usefull info · Vicodin · Withdrawal
Bye, Bye Meth! Working to be medication free
May 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
I have not had time to write lately. A lot has been going on. The latest medical news on Travis is that he is tapering off his medication. Just one month ago he was taking 1000mg of Neurontin three times a day. He was also taking 5mg of Methadone twice a day. So in total […]
Tags: back pain · Dr. Moon San Diego · everyday life · Gabapentin · help · memory · Methadone · Neurontin · Neurontin Information · Pain Management · recovery · stress · Uncategorized · Vicodin · Withdrawal
update
March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
So much has been going on in our lives I do not even know where to start. Travis is currently in the MEB/PEB process, in civilian term this means that he is in the process of being medically retired from the military. It also means that he must attend different classes as well as additional […]
Tags: back · back pain · driving · everyday life · follow up · helping families · Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund · MEB · military retirement · Miramar · MRI · nerve damage · nonprofit organization · PEB · Stanford · stress · support · thankful · update
The Show Must Go On!!!!
February 10th, 2008 · No Comments
We are approaching the two year mark to the day that Travis was diagnosed. I still remember that day. He was sitting up in a hospital bed. I walked in the room and there were some doctors in there with him. Then they explained to me that Travis had a brain tumor. There was no […]
Tags: advice · everyday life · happy ending · life lesson · mood · positive · stress · thankful · thoughts · words of advice
2 MRIs and lots of worries
January 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Today Travis is getting 2 MRIs, one of his back and one of his head. So many things are runnng through our heads. It is hard to stay positive right now. We want to hear that everything is clear but we hate to get our hopes up. Yesterday we also were advised that his days […]
Tags: back · head · job · MRI · stress · update · work
Not sure what to think…
November 8th, 2007 · No Comments
We just got a call from the radiation department. They said that they were instructed to schedule Travis for two treatments. All along we were told that he only needed one. So now we are staying here for an extra night. Travis is going to have one CyberKnife treatment first thing Friday morning and then […]
Tags: confused · Cyberknife radiation · doctor · follow up · Stanford · stress · update
Indiana and the California (Rancho Bernardo) wild fires
October 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment
In the last week I have been in Indiana, San Diego and Los Angeles. The three of us went for a visit to Indiana. The trip was such a gift. Seeing my husband hug his grandpa after not seeing him for years made my eyes water. The entire trip was great. We visited my husband’s […]
Tags: advice · everyday life · family · fresh air · grandma · happy ending · Indiana · life lesson · love · mood · positive · priorities · Rancho Bernardo · San Diego · stress · trip · update · vacation · visit · wild fires · words of advice
Don’t cry over spilled milk…or hacked websites!
September 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
As if my life is not hectic enough. For those who know me know that I am pretty emotional. I think about car accidents hours after I witness them. I make up fake stories in my head about the lives of the people involved. I know I am crazy but my mind never stops and […]
Tags: advice · everyday life · hacked website · happy ending · life lesson · mood · positive · stress · thoughts · tip · usefull info · words of advice
One of Those Days…..
September 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Since last week Travis has not been feeling too well. He describes to me that there is a lot of “tingling” and pain on the left side of his face, he has had many headaches, and he has been worn out. He goes through these stages. Some days you would never know anything was wrong […]
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