by Carolyn LackeyMay 294 minProof PositiveI've shared with you over the years the dumb things I've done that have made me laugh out loud. Like that time I left my car parked on...
Carolyn LackeyOct 15, 20215 minEpilogue (I Told You I Was Sick S:1 Season Finale)It's been a minute since my last post. I guess that's a good thing. I've been busy getting my life back to normal. While I was in the...
Carolyn LackeySep 9, 20217 minSomething New (I Told You I Was Sick S:1 E7)The question of when I would be released from the hospital was answered with "we'll see how you do." However, my stay in Stroke 9 was...
Carolyn LackeySep 1, 20214 minIndia 3424, FEMALE (I Told You I was Sick S1:E6)For some reason, hospitals now refer to foodservice as "room service." See what they did there with your expectation level? Well...
Carolyn LackeyAug 27, 20216 minStroke 9 (I Told You I was Sick S1:E5) I held out hope that once the Clot-Buster successfully completed its work, I might be good to go back to our hotel room with its...
Carolyn LackeyAug 17, 20217 minThe Scary Part (I Told You I was Sick S1:E4) I must apologize for dragging this story out. Apparently, writing these words is therapeutic for me. As the post-stroke days trudge by,...
Carolyn LackeyAug 10, 20214 minElevators (I Told You I was Sick S1:E3)We heard the siren's whine getting louder and louder until the ambulance parked on the street just below our hotel room. "They're here!"...
Carolyn LackeyAug 3, 20213 minTurns Out (I Told You I was Sick S1:E2) On the evening of Saturday, July 24th, Alan, Reed (our youngest), and I sat at the dining table of my brothers-in-law, David and Russell,...
Carolyn LackeyJul 30, 20213 minFu Manchu (I Told You I was Sick S1:E1) Author's Note: "I told you I was sick" served as a punch line in my family. * child barfs all over the back seat of the 1970 Vega...
Carolyn LackeyMar 11, 20215 minThis Old GuitarI do not play the guitar. But if I did, "This Old Guitar" would be one of the first tunes I'd strum. There's a melancholy sweetness...
Carolyn LackeyDec 23, 20203 minCha-Cha-ChaAlan often tells me that when he's gone, I'll miss all of the little irritating things he does that make me roll my eyes. Cabinets left...
Carolyn LackeyDec 12, 20203 minSucker PunchGrief is just the darnedest thing. One minute you're sitting there eating a ham sandwich feeling happy as a clam, and the next minute...
Carolyn LackeyOct 14, 20202 minThe Last ErrandI stood in the back room of a flower shop where "the magic happens" when it hit me. This would be the last errand I would ever run with...
Carolyn LackeyAug 11, 20201 minMeems' Celebration InformationLink: Helen's Celebration FF to 15:00. The link will be available for a couple of weeks. Enjoy! cel
Carolyn LackeyAug 8, 20203 minThe Sweetest DayYesterday was amazing. The air was cool. The fountain was gurgling. I was surrounded by three people who knew my mother the very best...
Carolyn LackeyJul 31, 20204 minIt's All in the PackagingYesterday, I did something new. I gift-wrapped my mother. Let me explain. Alan went by the funeral home to pick up "Meems." That was...
Carolyn LackeyJul 29, 20205 minEnjoying a Cup of CoffeeMom's home on Rockview Drive in Waco had a garage-turned-screened-in-porch that overlooked her lush backyard. The reason I know that the...
Carolyn LackeyJul 24, 20206 minThis Week's JourneySo this week it happened. Meems relinquished her withered and worn little body and entered into the full glory of God. On Tuesday, July...
Carolyn LackeyMay 31, 20203 min365 DaysThis marks the eve of the 365-day anniversary of Meems' "Transitioning" to Heaven. On March 16th, 2020 I decided to no longer kiss her...
Carolyn LackeyMay 20, 20203 minGoulash"How does goulash sound for when it's my turn to make Sunday night supper for the youth group?" Meems was like that. She planned her...