a brief history of candles and candle making
Years ago, I was heavily involved with a living history group called Clann Tartan. They are a group dedicated to teaching others what life was like in early 17th century Scotland. I delved into a...
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decisions, decisions
“You’ve made a decision.” That’s what my doctor told me this afternoon. I went to see him to get my flu shot, and I had a couple more questions for him before my initial...
in my own words
In the further adventures towards a possible bariatric surgery, I received a “health history form” from the doctors at the bariatric clinic. It’s 15 pages of questions and such asking me about everything from...
goals – actions are what get you there
Goals… I’ll be the first to admit, I’m actually pretty terrible about setting and following through with goals. Despite the fact I’ve given a few talks to various groups about them over the years....
smiling on the outside. sometimes.
My move to Washington seems to have me doing a lot of reflecting. It was my birthday the other day, (thank you again to everyone who messaged me with well wishes!) and I spent...
NSAIDS and bariatric surgery
If you’re a bariatric patient, you’ve probably heard the “NO NSAIDS” mantra. When you ask “why not?”, the general response is “they can cause ulcers” or something along those lines. Which is true… but do...
four years ago today
Four years ago today, right about now, I was being wheeled towards the operating room. My surgery was supposed to be about 1pm, but my surgeon, the wonderful Dr. Johnson over at Unity, had...
a rose by any other name
Gastric Banding. Gastric Bypass. VSG. RNY. Sleeve. Stomach Stapling. Lap-Band. DS. And more. I think you get the idea. These are all names, or rather names use to identify different types of surgery. Well, different...
radio archive: an interview with rob
When we started up The Wake Up Call, there where three of us, Guy, Gizelle and myself. Our first few shows were used to introduce ourselves to the audience and try to give an...
bariatric patients: why you shouldn’t drink while eating
This is a video I did not too long after my own bariatric surgery back in 2009 as a visual to help understand why there’s the rule about not drinking while eating or for...
