jeep beginning of death wobble (axle view)
Jeep Death Wobble
My brothers Jeep TJ death wobble. It was fixed a few days later with non-Goodyear tires. This problem can be far worse and is never easy to ...
Death Wobble
Smoke Free For a Month, And I Forgot To Celebrate
So, I suppose it’s a good sign that my 1 month anniversary of non-smoking came and went, and I forgot about it? I’m 2 days past, now. (Really only 1, but it IS past midnight, so I suppose technically, I’m on the 2nd day of the 2nd month)
Of course, spending 3 days in the hospital with my son kind of made the whole issue seem so minor. I did have a happy dance or two while we were in the hospital that I wasn’t feeling the need to go find a smoking area. But, I can’t tell you when the last time I had a craving was.
I’ve lived through 2 weeks of hell. I’ve hinted at the first one, and those of you who know me well will know what that means. It’s the worst hell a mother can live through.
This second week was stressful, but not the worst thing ever. Drake, my 11 (almost 12!) year old required some medical intervention for his bowel issues (“GoLightly” (aka colonoscopy cleanout, minus the colonoscopy) and enemas, if you must know). I knew from the start that this wasn’t anything life threatening, or something to be scared of. So, although I spent 3 days in Primary Children’s Hospital with him, it was not the worst thing (or even close) that a mother can go through. Although this procedure is typically 24 hours, and the docs said at the max it would be 48 hours, and it took a 3rd day to complete, I was never scared of losing my son, or anything like that. I simply had to wait it out. And I was lucky that I have great insurance, and a very understanding employer. So, I was able to spend the 3 days with Drake, and we got through it.
Not that I can say it wasn’t stressful. Feeling sympathy when Drake had the NG Tube down his throat into his stomach, and was in tears telling me how bad it was was stressful. Sleeping on the parent’s bed in his room, and having nightmares such as that I had a cigarette and was really pissed because I had denied myself that 1 month mark and was so close, only to wake up still pissed at myself and take 30 minutes to realize it was a dream – that was stressful.
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