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Tag Archives: Tyler
My Gamble
I read The Headmaster’s Wager as a member of the From Left to Write book club. I was given a free copy of this book. This post is inspired by the book. Welcome to all of my fellow book club … Continue reading
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Tagged Book club, chronic illness, Chronically Ill, Cleveland, Disability, disabled, Emily, From Left to Write Book Club, Grant, New Jersey, North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio, Social Security Disability Insurance, Sponsored Tweets, SSDI, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Headmaster's Wager, Tyler, Vincent Lam
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I Went to the Cleveland Clinic’s E.R. and All I Got Was Slipper Socks
We had a wonderful Halloween, delayed a couple of days due to Hurricane Sandy. For the first time since Tyler has been trick-or-treating I was well enough to walk with him, after either being pushed by Grant in a wheelchair … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic pain, Cleveland, Cleveland Clinic, Emily, Fibromyalgia, Freehold Raceway Mall, Grant, Hurricane Sandy, Interstitial Cystitis, Lupus, Lupus with R.A. Overlap, Manic, Mental Illness, Myofascial Pain, narcotics, New Jersey, North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio, pain management, Social Security Disability Insurance, SSDI, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tylenol, Tyler
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A Post Impossible to Name
Dear friends, What I am going to write to you about, what has happened to my family, has been to me so shocking, disturbing and upsetting that to put any title on it would make it seem like it was … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, Chronically Ill, disabled, Emily, Grant, Mental Illness, Ohio, Tyler
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My Dinner With Tyler
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt # 1. Your first born child gets to choose where you eat for dinner…what would they pick and why? Tyler has been feeling like a real star lately. Last Thursday, Mama Kat and … Continue reading
Approved!
After a three year fight I have been approved for my Social Security Disability Insurance !!! For so many who get approved there are a lot of mixed feelings involved. To be finally declared disabled, that you are truly sick … Continue reading
Wearing the Latest in Monster Fashion
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #5 Halloween is coming! Show us what your kids will be wearing. When I saw this week’s prompts I knew immediately this was the one for me. Any excuse to have his costume … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Halloween costume, holidays, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Spider-Man, Tyler
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Losing My Religion
I am raising Tyler as a Catholic, like me. I had him christened at three months old…and that is the last time he or I have ever been in a church. For many years due to chronic illness I have … Continue reading
Results of Disability Hearing: The Do-Over
(Disclaimer: The following account is my personal experience with a disability hearing and should in no way compare with anyone else’s experience. I do my best to research what I write, and seek to provide correct information to my readers; … Continue reading
Tuesdays With Tyler: Not Special Enough
Tyler has some special needs but often they are not readily apparent. Because of this, I find that people like to declare that he is fine and I am making too big a deal about minor things. This, is for … Continue reading
When Do I Tell My Child We’re Poor?
As many know, chronic illness often brings about chronic poverty. My husband and I have been dealing with this since 2008, when I got laid off from work and found myself too sick to look for another position. We qualified … Continue reading
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Tagged Angry Birds, Christmas, chronic illness, Emily, Food Bank, Grant, Halloween, Peter Parker. Aunt May, poverty, Santa, Social Worker, Spider-Man, Tyler, WIC
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