Posted in Depression, Trying on November 4, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I know it shouldn’t, but it does. It’s all we can think about. It fills every waking moment, every thought. It’s filled with what-if’s, maybe’s and what-not’s.
Next week Friday we see the neurosurgeon. Hopefully we won’t be sent to yet another specialist, yet more blood- and other tests. Hopefully this is the last stop and [...]
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Posted in Depression, Fathers, Trying on October 13, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Hoe meer ons hoor, hoe meer stres ons, hoe minder is ons lus en hoe meer bekommer ons.
Die uroloog het Plasie verwys na ‘n neurochirurg – die moet ons loop sien op Vrydag die 13de November. Nog ‘n hele blerrie laaaaaaang maand weg. Volgens die uroloog is die adenoma in Plasie se brein (gewas/groeisel wat [...]
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Posted in Depression, Trying on October 2, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Recap of the last week:
Hubby’s been to the urologist - scanned, prodded, felt up, coughed, the works. New blood tests ordered. That was on Monday. Did I mention that we’re tired of doctors and waiting for results? And we haven’t been at this that long.
Yesterday the doctor phoned – we need to have a MR scan of Hubby’s brain done. [...]
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Posted in Babies, Depression, Mothers, Trying on September 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This song was featured on Wosonki somewhere in 2007.
The last few days this song has been creeping up on me, waiting around corners, slipping into shadows, falling into thoughts.
The song is by Kelly Coffey and the words are:
Jenny was my best friend
Went away one summer
Came back with a secret
She just couldn’t [...]
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Posted in Babies, Depression, Mothers on September 23, 2009 | 20 Comments »
. . . and it made me sad . . .
It was all very confusing and very, very busy. Kids playing with a neglected boy coming on a play date with the god-sons and nobody picking him up afterwards. A new girl at work who paid no attention and didn’t care.
And then there was . [...]
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Posted in Depression, Fathers, Trying on September 4, 2009 | 28 Comments »
Houston, this is the Challenger and I think we might have a small problem. Uhm, several . . . million small problems.
The problem is: there are currently NO swimmers. The results are out. The expected count is: 20 – 250 million. We have: 0.
Possible causes:
hormones (lack of testosterone – which is being supplemented)
blockage of tubes [...]
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Posted in Babies, Depression, Trying on August 31, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Update: the swimmers have been dropped by Mrs Delivery at the labs last Friday. I know they don’t, but it feels like everybody who sees you going in there are thinking: “I know what your hubby just did . . .”
“Making” a monster at home is a whole new experience for us – me not [...]
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Maart 1992 – Mei 2009
Vir nou is dit al.
Sag slapies Marattie.
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Well, weekend’s past and the visit/braai was great!
I did not need to fret so much before. W is now 12 weeks pregnant and glowing. She looks beautiful!
I’m ok. I think I really am OK. Cool!
(Last week though, I saw a woman in a shop looking soooooo beautifully pregnant – so completely pregnant – and I [...]
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Posted in Depression on February 19, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’m sorry for this lengthy post, but I found the information important enough to share. I got the info from Dr. Hans Dreyer’s site:
DEFINITION OF DEPRESSION
When discussing depression as a symptom, a feeling of hopelessness is the most often described sensation. Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in the modern world and a growing cause [...]
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