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careh's journal
Out of breath
- By careh · Posted October 25, 2009
- 2 replies
- I am SO short of breath today! I couldn't even make it through a line in the hymns at church without feeling out of breath, and everything I do today makes me SOB. I also feel a little dizzy at times ...
Rough feeling this week
- By careh · Posted September 17, 2009
- 8 replies
- This has been a bad week for me with symptoms. I have been living on nitro pretty much since Monday. It started Monday when I tried to cut my radio show. I got dizzy and out of breath and then had this ...
Well I am 50 now
- By careh · Posted September 4, 2009
- 8 replies
- Well my dear friends...I turned 50 today! I have been enjoying a wonderful birthday thank's to my husband, family, and good friends and my co0workers. I really feel blessed! Carolyn ...
Heading out of town to see Mom
- By careh · Posted August 9, 2009
- 4 replies
- I am leaving on the first flight out tomorrow (makes me think of Peter, Paul, and Mary) to spend 17 days back in Michigan with my Mom. I do not have internet access there, but I do want you all to know ...
Made it to the top of the lighthouse!
- By careh · Posted July 16, 2009
- 7 replies
- I was able to take a trip last weekend to the beautiful Oregon coast, which included a tour of historic Haceta Head lighthouse near Florence. My family wasn't sure about the half mile climb to the lighthouse ...
I guess I can't do that stuff anymore
- By careh · Posted May 10, 2009
- 8 replies
- It is a beautiful sunny day here in Southern Oregon, and I was filled with thoughts of getting things done. I finished working on a new song (which always uplifts me), and felt somewhat energized...for ...
Rough feeling these days
- By careh · Posted April 16, 2009
- 15 replies
- I don't know if it's because there has been more stress at work or what, but I am feeling pretty rough this week. I can not lean over at all without pain and a heaviness in my chest and shoulder and extreme ...
I Am SO Thankful!!
- By careh · Posted April 6, 2009
- 17 replies
- I am so happy to report that I got good news on this warm Monday afternoon! A lot of you know that I write music...a hybrid of sacred classical and contemporary ...and I got some exciting news! I wrote ...
I am very upset
- By careh · Posted March 13, 2009
- 8 replies
- I know I posted this in the discussions, but I am pretty upset, and wanted it in my journal too. All my doctor seemed to care about today was that I have no money and no insurance so there is "nothing ...
The power of prayer (and good friends)
- By careh · Posted March 3, 2009
- 3 replies
- I just wanted to say thank you to all who have been saying prayers for my 83 year old Mom in Michigan who was due to have a breast biopsy. Lots of people have been praying (including a lot of you...thank's ...
Just need some prayers
- By careh · Posted February 26, 2009
- 13 replies
- Sometimes it seems that stress looks for you when you need to relax the most. I feel very overloaded at this point and just needed to vent. My 83 year old Mom has to go in on Monday for a biopsy on her ...
Called the doctor
- By careh · Posted January 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- I finally called the Heart Clinic here and told them about my ongoing symptoms. My cardiologist wants to schedule a stress test. (I cancelled the last one on "07" due to the fact that the hospital wanted ...
I get tired of pain
- By careh · Posted December 16, 2008
- 14 replies
- Sometimes I get tired of pain, as I'm sure so many of us here do. This past Saturday night, I got hit by horrendous pain in my chest and left shoulder which then progressed to nausea and extreme shortness ...