A couple of Wednesday’s ago I had an appointment with my endocrinologist and had two items on my radar: 1) A pretzel bun from a certain fast-food restaurant with a spunky red-headed girl as its mascot.  2) My inability to… Continue reading

    Unbeknownst to me, my first encounter with the Dutch cubist Mondrian was The Partridge Family touring in their groovy bus.   Decades later I taught elementary art and the curriculum bequeathed me was, in my simple artist brain:… Continue reading

     Wednesday I was having coffee with a friend who asked, “So what’s the next step?” I didn’t know…not a single one of my Plan Bs had worked out…all of my ‘if–thens’ (no matter how many ‘thens’) didn’t go… Continue reading

**Disclaimer: This post deals with body fluids…read at your own risk.**Did you really think I could go through 9 days of testing without body fluids being involved?At my first lab stop at Mayo, the moment I saw the jug I… Continue reading

     On July 2nd, I experienced a sweet encounter with God beyond words and earthly explanation that changed my thinking from “God what is this?” to “God’s got this!” I was convicted that because God is in control, I… Continue reading

This morning I completed my “Tour of Consultologists” with allergy (seemingly all hope and a diagnosis had been put there) and it wasn’t the grand finale with much aplomb and fireworks I’d expected. Quick Recap Endocrinologist: Your serotonin levels aren’t… Continue reading

 “The Sherpas were generally enthusiastic, energetic and good-natured and quickly gained a reputation for being not only first-rate mountaineers, but wonderful companions.” Tenzing Norgay & the Sherpas of Everest To navigate my visit to Mayo Clinic, I wouldn’t have been… Continue reading

With crazy symptoms that burst forth and last for minutes, hours or days, the realization that it wouldn’t be wise to take an extensive exotic trip this summer sadly sunk in and settled in my heart. There would be no:… Continue reading

The Monday after my 17 pound weight loss, I had an appointment with my counselor and she insisted I get a referral to Mayo Clinic–she’s been imploring me to do this for over a year. On this day she insisted… Continue reading