Those damn stickers
Things get lost or disappear in a busy hospital,so I totally understand the need to properly identify a patients personal belongs. On […]
Tag: Asthma hospitalization
2 years, 2 million dollars
Need proof of just how expensive asthma can be? These are my hospital bills for the last two years, coming in at […]
In other news
And despite all the medical appointments, I still managed to learn a dozen new tunes. Related Posts:104th trip to the slammer for […]
No matter how well I take care of myself
Not sure what’s going on. Since 2003 when my asthma started to get really bad, it was for the most part, relatively […]
23rd time’s a charm
No..not as in hospitalizations ( I’ve lost count of those,) I’m talking about my 23rd endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation for respiratory […]
Hotelspital
For those of you who thought I was kidding…No, it’s not a hotel, it’s my hospital. But the poshness doesn’t end there. […]
Do you know when it’s time to go in?
The idea for this post came to me during the middle a recent severe exacerbation. Actually, it was the same exacerbation that […]
104th trip to the slammer for Asthma
Greetings from the 14th floor isolation room a top the Moffitt building at UCSF medical center in San Francisco. Your guest host […]
Training update– weeks 8 & 9
Wait a minute…….. what the heck happened to weeks 1-7? Well, weeks 1 and 2, (January 1st-8th) I was in the hospital(on […]
The Recovery phases of a severe asthma exacerbation
Suffice it to say, I wasn’t exactly a happy camper when I wrote that last post about a recent hospitalization… I apologize […]
Yes….I’m Still Alive
Sorry for the silence. This one kinda snuck up on me. I ended up in the slammer very very sick, but am […]
Number 96
Thanks everyone for all your kind emails while I was in the slammer. The hospital volunteer who brought the messages to my […]
Out of commission
Ive been trying my best to tough this one out at home, but I’m starting to get really tired which is not […]