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Archive for September, 2009

The Cold, Harsh, Reality.

I have vacillated back and forth about whether or not to post a photo of my mouth and the cavity that the surgery has left.  When people see me they tell me how great I look and because they can’t see the damage inside they don’t have any idea of what is going on internally, [...]

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Finding Normal

Hello my friends.  I am so, so grateful for your help, for your love, support and hand holding.  The surgery went so well and was much shorter than was expected, hallelujah!, what a blessing.  And the personal care that I received in the hospital from my caring friends was really quite magical.  I have the [...]

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[Shannon here]  Carrie passed a couple of milestones in the last two days: 1.  Under sedation, Dr. Traub removed all the nasty old iodoform packing from her wound site and removed her stitches. 2. Carrie faced her panic and fears and learned how to remove and replace her obturator. These steps may seem small, but [...]

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