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Monthly Archives: June 2005

Antidepressants and Vasculitis

Having spent over two years playing detective, researching, and stressing myself thereby which is something definitely not to do, I avoid medical sleuthing any more. This is probably on second thought not so wise as my latest experience, the topic of this post, bears out. However, but what to do, the vicious cycle — limited [...]

More ailing/illing

In the early 90s I was supposed to have had chronic fatigue, which in effect means that I still have it; it doesn’t go away, though I can definitively say that there was a period of time during which I was really ill that did subside. That is, I eventually began (18-24 mths. later) even [...]

After Sontag (Illness as Metaphor)

Since the beginning of this year, 2005, I’ve begun to talk more about my illness. I don’t like to. I didn’t expect nearly two years later (maybe longer) to even be in this position, to be having to make this decision. Didn’t think I’d be ill still, or at least not this level of illness. [...]

bellascribe/blogs startup

The bellascribe/blogs site is set up as a community weblog, separate from here as this weblog is more of a scrapbook, a holder of notes, reminders, etc that I can’t imagine is of purpose or interest to most. Whereas, bellascribe/blogs is, or seems from the outset now, dialogue of interest if for no other reason [...]

House full

This time of year in Charleston we get company, family members in particular, who want to check out Spoleto. Last weekend, we had babies and kids galore, which continues on through this weekend, week, and all through the following weekend. My brother who I haven’t seen since 97 will be showing midweek.