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Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131002&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fsimply-thankful.html I get so sick of being depressed, I decided to do a yellow post.Nothing dark, nothing dreary, no cries for help.The truth is there have been more and more good days lately.(minus the pneumonia)Today I began a new medication regimen nicknamed the "California Rocket Bomb" by psychiatrists who have see the synergistic effect of these two particular drugs together.While the word "bomb" related to my health care does not endear me to the treatment, I am hoping it does just what it is supposed and depression really gets under control.Thank God for yellow houses with blue shutters and sea spray crust.Praise Him for every bit of yellow that peppers my melancholy days.Praise Him for waking up happy some mornings.Praise Him for friends that really last.Praise Him for life. (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131002 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:37:00 +0100 5131002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902647&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fmy-pregnant-cat-my-object-lesson.html Lessons from a cat. Who knew? I know they're good for cuddling, they love to drink my half and half up at an unreasonable rate, and their claws hurt. We have two outdoor cats: Tom Cat (gender obvious, thanks to the 4 and 3 year olds who named him after Tom Kitten in the Beatrix Potter books); and Tiggy, a very small, tame cat who is currently carrying a LOT of kicking kittens in her belly.What am I learning from my pregnant cat, you ask?First, she is teaching me about seasons. In cat language, I would change Ecclesiastes 3 to "a time to bounce and a time lie around". This pregnant cat, usually almost kitten-like in her bouncy demeanor, has laid in the same spot, changing position frequently for the last week. She literally only gets up to eat, even that she does with a grunt and a large ph... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902647 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:32:00 +0100 4902647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3896061&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Freconnect.html We went away for 3 days, 2 nights...no wires, phones, computers, music.Just the sound of laughter and occasional bickering lilting through the tall pines at the campground.I've known the Psalm "be still and know that I am God" since I was a child.But I have never been good at practicing it.Cancer is teaching me.Seven years, we've been going to small group meetings weekly.The friendships have grown deep.So deep that we sit up till 1 o'clock while our children snore...every issue of life is pulled out and examined, forin a multitude of counselors we are established.Happy 3rd birthday, Isaiah!  Happy anniversary, Zack and Sara!Can't wait for next year... (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3896061 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:33:00 +0100 3896061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808824&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Ffull-weekend.html Summer seems to be gathering speed as July waned quickly into August, and we were adrift in birthdays and barbecues and baseball games.  Aaron turned 36 on Saturday, in the midst of a weekend on call, full of procedures and disasters to tend to at work.  I love how the children look like sparks flying off his fire in this photo, as they bend like reeds in the glee of giving gifts.Amy's weekend was full of partial seizures, and a few full-blown ones as well.  I have noticed they are clustering on the weekends, which is a call to slow down again as a family.  Just when things seem to be under control, and we start to pile on the fun as we dance in joy that sickness is abating, the seizures come thundering back to remind us that this is not a temporary change in our lives.... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808824 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:38:00 +0100 3808824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761477&cid=t_168921_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F16%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-16-2010%2F Summer is supposed to be about taking a dip in the pool, strolling alongside a lake, getting lost in a book, kicking off your shoes and soaking up the rays. Do you remember summers as a child? What happened to those carefree days? Seems like we’re all rushing around in a hurry and getting swept up in the hustle and bustle of day to day living. Even when we know what’s good for us, we still get wrapped up in doing versus having fun. I hold those summery memories like picking passion fruit, catching crayfish, and swimming with my cousins, close to me. And wonder why I don’t do more of it. I’m reminded of my first year as a graduate student. I took a course on stress management and was blissfully happy when I learned the entire quarter would be about relaxing and med... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761477 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:05:39 +0100 3761477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737234&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fafter-storm.html In the dark of the midnight,Have I oft hid my face;While the storm howls above me,And there's no hiding place;'Mid the crash of the thunder,Precious Lord, hear my cry;"Keep me safe 'til the storm passes by."Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,Keep me safe till the storm passes by.Many times Satan whispers,"There is no need to try;For there's no end of sorrow,There's no hope by and by";But I know Thou art with me,And tomorrow I'll rise;Where the storms never darken the skies.When the long night has ended,And the storms come no more,Let me stand in Thy presence.On that bright, peaceful shore.In that land where the tempestNever comes, Lord may IDwell with Thee when the storm ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737234 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:47:00 +0100 3737234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644966&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Funexpected-joy.html Katy commented we'll have the unexpected joy of hosting back-to-backbabies adopted from Ethiopia - this sweet girl dropped into our laps unexpectedlyon Tuesday, and the Glovers bringing their sweet girl on Thursday!Busy days ahead - planning for VBS, doing last minute clutter cleaning,taking some more photos (planned this time!) and picking the Glovers upat the airport.So I leave you with some of the shots I snapped of our dear little friend,and the substantial, significant, long-awaited, yearned-for news thatAmy has not had a seizure for an entire week!Perhaps the Keppra is working...regardless, I burst forth with songs ofpraise tonight, instead of songs of mourning.Give thanks to the LordOur God and KingHis love endures foreverFor He is good, He is above all thingsHis love endures foreve... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644966 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:13:00 +0100 3644966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542840&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fsorrow-may-endure-for-night.html Summer was looking pretty bleak, a few hours ago. The consummate pleasures of we Northern dwellers crescendo in the summer months...gardening, running around barefoot, swimming, the long shadows of afternoon sun glinting on aluminum softball bats, and the crickets song in evening. How much of that can you revel in, fighting cancer?Deliverance.Freedom."Sorrow may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."Aaron gave me a painting yesterday with four words in it: Dream big. [permission granted] And that's what God just did: permitted us to turn again to dreams. The pathology on the 2 inch tumor they removed yesterday came back, miraculously, benign. Which means a summer with hair, a summer without chemo or radiation or vomiting or slowly growing old. A summer without dying from cance... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542840 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:09:00 +0100 3542840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302611&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ffour-weeks-ago-i-quit-sleeping-with-my.html Four weeks ago, I *quit* sleeping with my children. Well, sort of. At least until 4 a.m. About one out of every three mornings, I wake up with one or both of the two youngest snuggled up to me. When dawn broke one morning last week, pink on the pillow above Amy's shoulder, I sat in awe almost long enough to forget to grab my camera. But not quite!Cancer - and, more recently, Amy's life-threatening brain infection - brings a lot of things into question. Life has become a tedious and sometimes terrifying balancing act between discipline and making room in your life to experience joy. Right at the moment, I hear the happy sounds of kids playing Thomas the Train and cowgirl who-knows-what in the background, but my brain is entrenched in a variety of pots boiling on my mental stove: school, a g... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302611 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:12:00 +0100 3302611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239784&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fwhen-rain-comes.html God's promise is raining down on me fresh this week.When the rain comes it seems that everyone hasgone awayWhen the night falls you wonder if you shouldn'tfind someplaceTo run and hideEscape the painBut hiding's such a lonely thing to doI can't stop the rainFrom falling down on you againI can't stop the rainBut I will hold you 'til it goes awayWhen the rain comesyou blame it on the things thatyou have doneWhen the storm fadesyou know that rain must fallon everyoneRest awhileit'll be alrightNo one loves you like I doWhen the rain comesI will hold you~ When the Rain Comes, Third DayHave You Ever Been Alone with God? Oswald Chambers (scroll back a day, too: I've linked to my favorite of a two part series) (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239784 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3239784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227974&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsurprise.html Who needs cookies when your mom gives you a bowl of eggless dough?I have so many daily readers, I decided to pre-publish 7 photo posts before going off on my break from writing. I have also included a link to a favorite blog post from another writer that you might enjoy today."Rebel"utions instead of Resolutions (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227974 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:58:00 +0100 3227974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223474&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Ffun-filled-weekend.html Aaron and I are off to a conference on love this weekend. Then a wedding (I'm assuming the focus of that will also be love). Fun is fun...but it can also be exhausting! My pain made a major resurgence the last day of vacation, and continues today. Wondering how I will make it through a 14 hour day tomorrow, and how Percocet will affect my ability to soak up the conference. Prayers, please? (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223474 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:04:00 +0100 3223474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227975&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Ftaking-break.html The best preparation you'll ever receive for your most agonizing trials will be when you are the only student in class. In the midst of you deepest difficulties, have you ever looked around and thought, Where is everybody? Sometimes God reserves the right to withhold others, to pull you aside with Him, so that you can experience what David did in I Samuel, "David found strength in the Lord his God." ~ Living Beyond Yourself online Bible study by Beth MooreI am going to take a one week hiatus from blogging and other online presence. I need a week to focus on school and family. See you in a week! (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227975 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:57:00 +0100 3227975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947104&cid=t_168921_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fstill-frame-in-rushing-water.html I shall know why, when time is over,And I have ceased to wonder why;Christ will explain each separate anguishAnd I, for wonder at his woe,I shall forget the drop of anguish,That scalds me now, that scalds me now.~ from Emily Dickinson's Time & Eternity, 1926 ~It was a golden, crisp autumn afternoon: October 8th, the last day I remember Amelia healthy in the recent past. We went to the park to play Pooh sticks off the bridge I used to walk as a child. Today has been a tough day. I think the stress is starting to hit home a bit. I feel like I am spinning wheels when I am doing anything other than tending to, absorbing, or cuddling my children - any of the four of them. And unfortunately, I can't have all four together in one room due to the unknown origin of Amelia's infection (she is in... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947104 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:22:00 +0100 2947104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939359&cid=t_168921_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F29%2Fvideo-depression-is-like-a-pumpkin%2F This is one of my earliest videos but one of my favorites. It is my version of the Zoloft commercial, where the egg chases the butterfly, until he (the egg) poops out. Then, after he takes his meds, he’s back catching butterflies again. Except that I don’t have Pfizer’s budget, and I’m somewhat technologically challenged. And no, I don’t think meds are the cure all. So, in the spirit of October, I present to you (maybe Pfizer will pay me millions to write their next commercial?) … Depression Is Like a Pumpkin. Click through to view the video… (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939359 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:09:55 +0100 2939359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820392&cid=t_168921_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FjHKqq4Vu7E0%2F Although being tired and run down doesn’t cause colds, research has backed up the long-time belief that being tired can help reduce your defenses, increasing your risk of developing a cold if exposed to a virus. This belief is that sleep is supposed to be restorative. It gives your body a chance to settle down, lower its blood pressure and replenish – so to speak – its reserves for another day of living. If you don’t sleep, you can be vulnerable to many illnesses. Researchers in the United States studied a group of 153 healthy men and women who had no signs or symptoms of a cold. The participants kept track of how long and well they slept over a two-week period. After the two weeks, the group was quarantined and exposed to a cold virus through a nasal spray. The fin... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820392 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:34:14 +0100 2820392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=957355&cid=t_168921_97_f&fid=35605&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pharmcountry.net%2F2007%2F10%2F16%2Ftransfer-happy%2F Ok, so, yeah, I’ve been neglecting you guys lately. My pharmacy’s been really busy lately due to an excess in coupons and the cold/flu season starting. I’ll try to be a better CPhT for you. Since I last posted, we’ve had the insurance system go down twice (company wide), I’ve gotten some overtime filling in at another store (yay), and gathered so many “I gotta blog this” stories, I’ve forgotten half of them. Today, we spent 20 minutes working on a prescription that was already done. How, you may ask? A patient, Ms. Waffler, called and asked to have her Wellbutrin transferred from our store to another of our stores down the highway. I told her she should just call the other pharmacy and ask them to transfer it, since our stores are all connect... PharmCountry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=957355 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:59:44 +0100 957355