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I’m Immunocompromised and I’m Sick and Tired of Anti-Vaxxers and the Wilfully Ignorant

It’s very frustrating knowing that vaccines just do not work the same for those of us who are immunocompromised, leaving us at risk, seemingly no matter how many doses we … Continue reading

December 10, 2021 · 1 Comment

For Me, Autoimmune Comes in Multiples

For Me, Autoimmune Comes in MultiplesI recently wrote about my sudden hearing loss. If you missed it, you can catch up with that HERE. In that blog post, I promised … Continue reading

July 26, 2021 · 1 Comment

A Brave New World?

We’re shut down here in Oregon. Things are moving fast all over. I anticipate a “shelter in place’ order soon. I guess we are as ready as we will ever … Continue reading

March 17, 2020 · Leave a comment

Health Update

Many of you know I have been sick for a long time. Over the past few years, I’ve had a handful of diagnosis, some have stuck, some have changed. Late … Continue reading

February 15, 2019 · 3 Comments

Fighting For Care

It has been nearly four months since I was first told I had kidney cancer and since, I have been dealing with bureaucratic bullshit to get the care each doctor … Continue reading

October 21, 2014 · 3 Comments

Processing the Unexpected

“C” is for Cheri Cancer. There, I said it. I have Cancer. Kidney Cancer at that. Six little letters that completely change a life upon being told they belong to … Continue reading

July 10, 2014 · 14 Comments

Making Lemonade

  Sometimes extraordinary things happen, and sometimes, they can happen to the same person more than once. What’s more is, “extraordinary” doesn’t necessarily mean, “good”. There’s these things called, “shit … Continue reading

January 30, 2014 · 6 Comments

Is Your Car Making You Sick?

Many dealerships take extra time explaining things when you take your car in for repairs, and sometimes we wonder if they are just trying to up-sale us into an additional … Continue reading

January 16, 2014 · 2 Comments

MAKING CONCESSIONS: Point Taken Pauline Campos

This past Saturday I made a post ranting on Huffington Post for their profile of Kelly Ripa’s abs whose headline told us ours were shameful in comparison. While most people … Continue reading

December 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

A Rant on Ripa and Huffington Post

Today  Ariana Huffington’s Huffingnton Post had a story about Kelly Ripa’s abs titled, “Kelly Ripa’s Abs Put Pretty Much Everyone Else’s To Shame“… Umm, do we really care about Ripa’s “ripped” … Continue reading

December 14, 2013 · 10 Comments

Pills and Porn

If you are like me — and every other person with an e-mail account, you too get bombarded with spam. Did you ever notice that most of the spam we … Continue reading

December 6, 2013 · 13 Comments