by Julie Desch | Aug 12, 2019 | aging, general, happiness, meditation, mindfulness
This is not me! Recently I’ve been pondering the impact that continually seeking strength has had on my life. Clarity always seems to improve with hindsight, and as I can now legitimately call myself “old” (at least in CF terms), the influence of...
by Julie Desch | Aug 6, 2014 | aging
Wow, it has been so long since I’ve written anything! Â There are several reasons actually, but the biggest one is that I am falling apart. Not in a bad CF kind of way. Â Actually, since withdrawing from the trial of the miracle combo drugs (not a miracle for...
by Julie Desch | Apr 9, 2014 | aging, exercise
I was scheduled to walk the San Francisco Rock-n-Roll Half-Marathon last weekend. Â Unfortunately, life had other plans for me and now I have a PICC in my arm to deliver antibiotic nectar to my lungs, as I ended up with pneumonia 5 days before the race. Â Sigh. Â Such...
by Julie Desch | Feb 15, 2014 | aging
Thirty years ago, I began the process of leaving my family behind, as acceptance letters to medical schools far away from my home state of Nebraska began to arrive in my mailbox. Those remaining in NE at the time included my parents and my sister, Kathy, who was...
by Julie Desch | Feb 1, 2014 | aging, cystic fibrosis, home IV's, hospital stays
These are the last words I will utter about the month referred to above. Â After this, I shall erase this time from my memory and speak of it no more. I should have known. Â It had been nineteen months since my last confession, I mean, hospitalization due to...
by Julie Desch | Sep 2, 2013 | aging, general, motivation
Since the previous post was a bit more serious and sarcastic than I normally get, I need to lighten things up a bit. Â Laughter is, after all, the best medicine. I wrote the below post almost 31/2 years ago (wow, time flies), and it occurs to me now that it most...
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