Month: July 2025

Inherit

I realized today that it’s July 2 so I should be watching Hallmark Christmas movies. So I put one on today:

I remember I saw this one last year in three stages. But today, I got to watch the whole movie from the beginning. I think it’s cute! I was hoping to find A Crown for Christmas, but not yet I guess. There’s time!

Because I was watching a Christmas movie, I saw an excellent Hallmark Christmas commercial and I had to share even though it’s NOY holiday themed (it’s July) and I am NOT a first generation homebuyer so neither is Sean, but this commercial made me cry:

When it talks about, “Those eyes.” That’s a trait that we all have gotten from my Dad. He got it from his mom, my grandma.

Sean has them too, even though when he was young, he saw a picture of his dad, and he thought it was him and he asked when he had blue eyes. He got those eyes from me and I remember the day in the hospital when they changed from gray to bown. He was about three weeks old.

Outpatient Procedures

So, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis on December 28, 2000. Since then, I have not been hospitalized. (KNOCK ON WOOD!!!) I have worked really hard to NOT be hospitalized for over two decades in watching my diet and exercising what I can.

What is kind of smacking me in the face right now is the fact that I have all of these outpatient procedures coming up. I have already stopped taking my supplements until the 15th. Then, my Mom will be getting a phone call to reschedule my endoscopy and colonoscopy.

This is a whole lot! I’m just happy that my house is comfortable because it’s been 70° here all day so I need to take the wins where I can get them.

I just can’t believe that I did not think that it would get like this… EVER. Seriously?! But here we are. I’m just going with it. This is scary and I KNOW that I will cry uncontrollably at least two more times this year.

That’s a little bit daunting, but I’ll be ready gearing up for the I’m going to have my next outpatient procedure on the 15th. And then my colonoscopy and endoscopy needs to be scheduled.

I just can’t believe that later this year, it will be 25 years since my diagnosis, and this is serious now! #MSsucks!!! 😒😒😒…

A Little Rough

My Mom got a call from a woman named Amy who is the anesthesiologist for my cystoscopy on July 15. I was sleeping and she wanted to talk to me so she called back when I was awake.

I need to stop taking my supplements until my procedure?! That’s 15 days?! I had already taken my morning supplements today, before I talked to her,but I won’t take them again until after my procedure. I do feel this for sure! I have been taking my supplements for so many years that it’s doing something for me that’s helping me out but to be without them is a little rough!

She did tell me I can continue taking my Prilosec (I still have gastritis), Claritin, Tylenol, and eye drops. It’s just like the last time! My Mom asked me why I am having all of these things so close to together. She was kind of frustrated!

I told her that I have had MS for 24 years and my different organ systems are reacting accordingly. I just don’t know why I did it in the summer! That’s rough in and of itself so I don’t know what I was thinking.

So, I know what’s coming for this procedure. kind of. I do know that I am going to let myself cry and I will look forward to having supplements again on the 16th!!!