Tag: health

Head for the Cure: Such an important cause to raise funds, awareness and hope in the fight against brain cancer

May 3, 2025

We’ve had buckets of rain this week in Dallas-Fort Worth, but Saturday morning’s weather was cool, clear and perfect for the 15th annual Head for the Cure 5K run/walk in Plano. With a theme of “Defeating Brain Cancer Step by Step,” it’s a wonderful, vitally important event to raise money, awareness and hope in the … More Head for the Cure: Such an important cause to raise funds, awareness and hope in the fight against brain cancer

A year after my freak fractured femur, a condition with a complicated name is still causing pain … but it’s not bad

April 27, 2025

Saturday marked one year since I tripped over a recliner in our dark living room about 3 a.m. while carrying our new Wheaten terrier puppy Win-Win outside, falling forward hard on our laminate floor and fully fracturing my right femur just below the hip joint. (Sadly, we don’t have Win anymore because of her many … More A year after my freak fractured femur, a condition with a complicated name is still causing pain … but it’s not bad

Four years later, another blood clot, this time worrisomely in my lungs — but hopefully blood thinners will work magic

July 27, 2024

Friday was the 10th anniversary of the passing of my dear ol’ Dad, Clark Lindsay Christlieb, at the age of 84 from one of the many cancer scourges, melanoma. We all miss him like we’d miss chocolate if it suddenly didn’t exist (of course, Dad loved it too!). He’s been in heaven for 10 years, … More Four years later, another blood clot, this time worrisomely in my lungs — but hopefully blood thinners will work magic