Dear Darling Ones, Sometimes I feel like a special guest star in an 80s sitcom. You know, the plucky, sassy character with some kind of health-related issue. The one with a positive, nothing’s gonna keep…
Posts Published by Jodi Chromey
Everything the light touches is my kingdom. Well, at least where this website is concerned. There's an about me section if you are so inclined to know things. All the posts were written by me. I have a lot of words.
Stroke Me Day 122: Goddamn Job
Dear Darling Ones, It would be more poetic if I had my first outpatient Occupational Therapy appointment today instead of yesterday. Today marks four months since I had the stroke. My stroke? A stroke? Four…
In Praise of Spinster Aunts
Hi Darling Ones, My Aunt Tete died on June 16th — nine months to the day that her younger brother, my dad, died. Even though Sister #2 was briefly here last week for the funeral,…
What Happens When the Novelty Wears Off?
Dear Darling Ones, My new biggest fear is what’s going to happen to me when the novelty of my condition wears off. We’re closing on four months since the stroke, and I’m worried people are…
30 Years in Exile
Hey Darling Ones, Last night I started Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer and it’s giving me fizzy, Pop Rocks brain in the best way. This is wonderful because I’m bored to death of…
