That was the first time she saw Death. At first all she glimpsed was a passing shadow, out of the corner of her eye; then she realized there was nothing to cast shade. He was walking (gliding?) along the tiles down the 4th floor corridor toward the elevators. What kind of security did this hospital have to let someone with a giant sickle just wander around the halls? She saw him again a few times after that, usually coming from the Emergency Department, though once it looked like he was headed toward Maternity. She understood pretty quickly that everyone around…
This week marked the end of my involvement in the Novavax vaccine trial. I had enrolled two years ago and had gone into the trial clinic every few months (and every time I came down with a cold) for them to collect my fluids, and five times for them to inject me with their fluids. Each time they loaded up a prepaid debit card with some money. And then I did finally catch Covid, a month before my two years was up. I was supposed to take my temperature every day and input it in an app on my phone.…
Day 1 We drove the Tacoma down to San Carlos, Mexico for a week at the beach with the Serranos family, and spent most of our time kite flying / sand castle building or reading… definitely getting lots of vitamin D. It was nice to feel almost back to normal after both of us had battled a nasty case of RSV right after Thanksgiving. Berck’s birthday was December 18, and we all packed into the Serranos’ Suburban to drive to the next town over for caramelos, Sonoran style flour tortillas topped with steak strips and melted cheese. We came back…
Photos from Cynthia’s 70th birthday Nash Bash