Tag: pacemaker
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Ruby Tuesday
Today marks 40 years since we got married. The Rolling Stones gather no moss. On the other hand – testament to our settledness over the years – my husband and I are proud to feel beautifully and thickly lichen-covered 😊 I married a fungi after all! Although we may have lived in the same small…
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Wham! 2023 – What A Year…
Yay! Finally, 39 years after its official release, Wham!’s song, ‘Last Christmas’ , was crowned Christmas No.1 in the UK! And, as we hurtle towards the end of the year, I am filled with thankfulness that I have experienced a Christmas I never thought I’d see. 🎵’ Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…’ 🎵…
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I’m All Ears
One of my favourite sounds is the rhythmic breath-lullaby of the ocean tide. I find it so soothing. It helps me to reset and regain perspective. I also love the quiet peace of the forest and listening out for the pure sounds of the natural world. Spotify reminded me that I am a great listener!…
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SONDER
Do you ever wonder? Lately I have been able to be out and about a little bit since my heart procedure and it has felt good. We have visited a couple of our favourite local places and enjoyed some short walks. It has been a joy to inhale the expansiveness of the ocean and open…
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Throwing Caution To The Wind?
(and dealing with red alert responses) This week the north east of our island has been battered and blown about by Babet. The second storm of the season came sweeping in from the east on Wednesday night, less than a month after Storm Agnes. Babet has since wreaked havoc in many parts of Scotland, showing…
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Dr DoolittleÂ
(and the pushmi-pullyu of recovery) Life is precious. I take a moment. Breathing in, I am aware of my in-breath, breathing out, I am aware of my out-breath. My heart paces on, and I am grateful. These steady womb rhythms remind me that I am safe and held – in a world that feels so…
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TGIF? Not In A Month Of Sundays…
( a look back and a look forward) I read an article by a leading psychologist recently citing that there is actually a term known as ‘The Sunday Scaries’. Nothing at all to do with Halloween, the phrase refers to a different kind of spectre. It’s the sinking feeling of dread that people experience when…
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Pace Of Grace
(Rocky Mountain High – Colorado) As I enter into my third week of recovery and begin to experience a little taste of heart pacing stability, it feels good. Simultaneously, my body reminds me that I need to go slowly as my heart is also healing from the Takotsubo assault which hit it hard a few…
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Snap, Crackle and POP!Â
(healing from the inside out) I’m finally on the other side of my latest heart procedure! It’s been a long time coming due to various setbacks but the planned initial op moved to a two stage op then morphed into four stages, and that last stage is now done. The process and procedures: You may…
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