Another anniversary rolls around, the 51th, to be exact. From last year’s t-shirts: I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses. We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.46 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky. …
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Nov 22
Giving Thanks, Day 22
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Memories, Thankfulness
I am so thankful for all my doctors but today I am thankful for Dr. Amir Al-Juburi who saved my life by removing my kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma). In 2006 I picked up my husband for a biopsy and took him to an outpatient surgical center. While I was there waiting for …
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Nov 08
Giving Thanks, Day 8
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Memories, Thankfulness
Today I am hugely thankful that the last major issue we had here was in 2013 when Tom had his heart attack. That event caused me to start a whole new blog to post about our experiences. Adapted from https://maryomedical.com/category/other-medical/bees-knees/ It all started on our 40th wedding anniversary, when I fell on my knee …
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Nov 02
Giving Thanks, Day 2
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Memories, Thankfulness, Thoughts
Today I am hugely thankful that the last major issue we had here was in 2013 when Tom had his heart attack. That event caused me to start a whole new blog to post about our experiences. Adapted from https://maryomedical.com/2013/02/08/the-beginning/ January 27, 2013 was our 40th anniversary. DH called me and said he …
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Jan 27
Happy Anniversary, 2021!
Another anniversary rolls around, the 48th, to be exact. I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses. We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.46 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky. My dad was …
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Jan 27
“Happy Anniversary, 2020!
Another anniversary rolls around, the 47th, to be exact. I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses. We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.46 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky. My dad was …
Oct 16
Day 4: 40 Days of Thankfulness
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Memories, Thankfulness
I am so thankful for all my doctors but today I am thankful for Dr. Amir Al-Juburi who saved my life by removing my kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma). In 2006 I picked up my husband for a biopsy and took him to an outpatient surgical center. While I was there waiting for the …
Oct 13
40 Days of Thankfulness: Day One
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Memories, Thankfulness, Thoughts
Several years ago I decided to try Facebook’s 40 Days of Thankfulness and I’m going to post all 40 days here since I know that it will auto-post to Facebook and my blogs. Although I have had several problems in my life (and who hasn’t?), I’m sure I can come up with at least …
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Jan 27
“Happy Anniversary, 2019!
Another anniversary rolls around, the 46th, to be exact. I always like to check out this picture of our wedding expenses. We have it framed and sitting on our mantle. Tom paid $50.26 (blood tests and wedding ring!) and my costs (I made my own dress) were $29.25. We were lucky. My dad was …
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Nov 05
Day 24: 40 Days of Thankfulness
- By MaryO in Giving Thanks, Memories, Thankfulness
Today I am hugely thankful that the last major issue we had here was prostate cancer this summer. I haven’t talked/written much about that because I want to be sure that the radiation and Lupron have done what they’re supposed to and this beast is gone. Before that the last major issue was in 2013 …
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