Carmin’s Corner

A spot for me to put reclaim my place on the Internet.
  • A Draining Update

    A Draining Update

    One drain in, one drain still there. And the advice is that to get it off, I need to stay as still as possible. The nurse suggested pretending that I had the arm in a sling to avoiding it. But that’s actually kind of awkward, so instead I borrowed a sling. It isn’t just annoying…

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  • Drains Suck (Literally and Figuratively)

    Drains Suck (Literally and Figuratively)

    I’m almost two weeks out from my second surgery and well, I’ve been grumpy. Which probably has me less excited to want to give updates. It’s not so much because I want to hide the pain or grumpiness, but just that I’ve not felt like doing much of anything! Overall, surgery went well, but I…

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  • Thank you!

    Thank you!

    Thanksgiving Day seems like a good time to thank all of you for everything you have done for us since my diagnosis and through my father’s own illness and death. A short list of ways people have helped us out: I listed all of this just remind us all that there are so many different…

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