by Kate | Aug 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
>On June 30, 2009 I became a cyborg when a surgeon installed a baclofen pump into my abdomen. [As I have explained elsewhere, (Baclofen Pump, parts 1 and 2) a baclofen pump is a device designed to deliver anti-spasticity medication directly into my spinal...
by Kate | Jun 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
>About ten days ago I met a brave knight.He approached me and introduced himself: “I am Aaron,” he said. “I am a brave knight. I live in a palace.”Aaron had dark hair and glasses. Looking at him, as I sat in my wheelchair, we were about eye...
by Kate | Jun 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
>Lately, I have caught myself being jealous of my computer software. “Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close.” I wish I could close every time I encountered a problem. Instead, I slog onward,trying to soldier past all of my problems. I...
by Kate | Apr 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
>[View Baclofen Pump Part 1]I spent April 14 in the hospital having the baclofen trial. Physical therapists visited me first, assigning numbers and measurements to the spasticity in my legs and arms. Then a doctor (and team)injected baclofen into my spine.The spinal...
by Kate | Apr 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
>I get a fair amount of e-mail about my “Botox bladder miracles” post. It is from other people who are considering having the same treatment. Describing medical adventures is a strange way to make online friends, but it’s also rewarding. It is one...
by Kate | Mar 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
>I have been finding it useful, lately, to resurrect the spinning plate metaphor I used to use for my life. As a freelance web designer, I used to think of my job as one of being a circus performer spinning plates. I would have several customers at once and, moving...
