13 - A Simple Sip of Water / NO NONSENSE
13 – A Simple Sip of Water / NO NONSENSE July 23, 2018 Monday evening. I’d been home from the hospital since Friday. I’d been released with a definitive diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis, MUSK Positive. I was tethered to an oxygen tank, using a BiPap at night. But I was definitely feeling better. I was breathing easier – a lot less gasping for air, and I was definitely sleeping better! I figured the wild roller coaster ride was slowing now, maybe it was finally under control. I needed help with EVERYTHING, though. David was reluctant to leave me alone. When he went to visit his mother or go to the store, we had a couple of neighbor friends who offered to hang out with me. My daughters both said they would come and stay any time, but they live over an hour’s drive away, plus they have families, jobs, children – and I did not want to disrupt their lives so much. Then my friend Aliza called. ...