It took five days of eating near liquid food before I could open my mouth wide enough to take a decent solid bite. My jaw had protectively locked itself… forbidding me to put anything that could potentially cause the dreaded “dry socket”. But after five days, I couldn’t think about the chocolate cake […]

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The surgery was a breeze. At least AFTER they got the I.V. in my vein. Prior to that my anxiety was off the scale. After I hopped into the operating chair, they began hooking me up to a machine that monitors blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature. I had something strapped […]

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What’s been on the menu these last few weeks:
Had a lovely time with an Israeli friend, Sharon, tromping around Chicago and surviving the cold together. His conversations are stellar and it reminded me how much I long for more adventure.
Work has quickly turned from a learning experience to a boring experience.
Winter has officially distorted […]

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