Monthly Archives: March 2013

It is the end of another week and my pathetic saga continues.  Today I had another appointment with No Name.  He began by mentioning my high gastrin levels and was surprised that I already knew about them.  I reminded him … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon I went to my long anticipated appointment with the Gypsy, a doctor of internal medicine.  The first time I saw the Gypsy was on April 14th, 2001. The last time I saw the Gypsy was on May 23rd, 2001. My expectations around this appointment … Continue reading →

Halloween was a success and loads of fun.  The spooky front yard certainly caused some excitement in the neighbourhood.  We had approximately 150 children stop by.  The only disappointment was that by the time the kids came to trick or … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I called No Name’s office and talked to his nurse.  I told her that I was feeling worse than I had been feeling on October 18th and that my blood pressure was going up.  She told me that … Continue reading →

We decided to take a break this weekend and spend two nights in the city.  Grandson and his friend came with us. The kids absolutely loved the hotel room.  Built into the main room was a kids’ room equipped with … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Peter. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday and many, many years filled with health, happiness and prosperity.  Thank you for being here – I couldn’t have handled this health nightmare without you.  Hopefully a miracle will happen and we … Continue reading →

This information is for those of you living in Manitoba, Canada.  You can find this statement on the website of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Manitoba at http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/mlpimg/index.html The statement reads as follows: The Medical Licensure Program for International … Continue reading →

On September 16th, 2002 my diary entry was called “At Risk for Losing Treatment Options?”   I included a number of links that tell the story of Dr. Derry. The following exerpt was taken from:   http://www.bites-medical.org/dderry/ “On June 11, 2002, … Continue reading →

At my appointment with No Name this afternoon, I mentioned my increasing fatigue and exhaustion, increasing water retention, breathlessness upon exertion and increasing joint and muscle pain.  He realized that I was not prepared to leave until I had an … Continue reading →

 Zking’s Cartoons The following cartoons are compliments of my 8 year old grandson.  They depict his version of Widebertha.  Grandson hates any long car rides therefore imagining and drawing the cartoons was a great distraction.  I must say that the … Continue reading →