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Two Weeks Post-Op

July 3, 2019 Susan 2 Comments

Two weeks ago tomorrow I had major surgery. Somehow I hadn’t thought of it as “major” until after it was…

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Posted in: Aging Filed under: da Vinci surgical robot, Dr. Rowena De Souza, major surgery, pelvic organ prolapse surgery, recovery

Not A Place On Any Map

December 2, 2016 Susan 2 Comments

I met Alexis Paige in 2011 at the Memphis Creative Nonfiction Workshop I organized that year. We had an immediate…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alexis Paige, drunk driving, incarceration, lyric essys, Not A Place On Any Map, Puschart Prize, rape, recovery, sobriety

Mental Health Monday: A Little Help From My Friends

September 9, 2013 Susan 6 Comments

I woke up this morning with this song on my mind. Two months ago today I was taken by ambulance…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: car wreck, friendship, I get by with a little help from my friends., mental health, recovery, surgery, that's what friends are for

Mental Health Monday: You Can’t Stop This Dancer

August 12, 2013 Susan

Five weeks ago today I was at Sacred Heart Trauma Center in Pensacola, Florida, having the first two surgeries following…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: accidents, Nicole Marquez, recovery, You Can't Stop This Dancer

Mental Health Monday: Sobriety and Laughter

August 5, 2013 Susan 6 Comments

One month ago today I underwent surgery to fuse several cervical vertebrae and begin to repair broken bones in my…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: alcohol, comic strips, laughter, mental health, recovery, sobriety, surgery, The New Yorker

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