November 3 was the 36th anniversary of my pituitary surgery at NIH. As one can imagine, it hasn’t been all happiness and light. Most of my journey has been documented here and on the message boards – and elsewhere around the web. My Cushing’s has been in remission for most of these 36 years. …
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Nov 20
Giving Thanks, Day 20
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Interesting stuff, Memories
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Nov 03
Day 22: 40 Days of Thankfulness
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Memories, Thankfulness
Today is the 31st anniversary of my pituitary surgery at NIH. As one can imagine, it hasn’t been all happiness and light. Most of my journey has been documented here and on the message boards – and elsewhere around the web. My Cushing’s has been in remission for most of these 31 years. Due …
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May 06
The Shell You Say
- By MaryO in Interesting stuff, Memories
This is from last year but I still won’t go back… I needed gas for my car last week. I was on my way to bell rehearsal so I didn’t have time to go to my usual place. Instead, I stopped by the station that was on my way. I had stopped going to …
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Nov 03
Giving Thanks, Day 17: November 3, 2017
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Today is the 30th anniversary of my pituitary surgery at NIH. As one can imagine, it hasn’t been all happiness and light. Most of my journey has been documented here and on the message boards – and elsewhere around the web. My Cushing’s has been in remission for most of these 30 years. Due …
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May 05
A Shell of a Day
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I needed gas for my car last week. I was on my way to bell rehearsal so I didn’t have time to go to my usual place. Instead, I stopped by the station that was on my way. I had stopped going to this particular gas station many years ago when I thought that …
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