Once upon a time I had perfect eyesight. Better than perfect, in fact. Falconesque some might say. It’s something I took great pride in except for a brief period in about Grade 2 when I was really jealous of the kids with glasses. I really wanted glasses. I have no idea why. It wasn’t because […]
Prednisone Is Hell!
This was edited April 2014 from its original first published as part of my Christmas 2010 letter. This letter was going to be a rambling tale of sadness and gloom; literary Blues; a declaration of despair; a melancholy manifesto of misery. A true opus of self-pity and oh-woe-is-me the likes of which would make Eeyore […]
Prelude To Panic
Edited April 2014 from facsimile transmission dated August 2010 Good morning Dr. I have now been on 50mg Prednisone since August 11, 2010 and I wanted to give you an update on my status. Well let me put this bluntly, Prednisone is awful! It took 3 days to start affecting me but I have no […]
Eye Pain Begets MRI Fun
This was edited April 2014 from its original first published as part of my March/May 2006 letter. Nothing in my life is ever simple. I began this fight with “the man” over these useless computer monitors we have that don’t allow us to use the software properly. Long story short, about two months ago I […]