One of our routes while walking our dogs include crossing an avenue. We cross it on a curve where it's clearly marked for crossing and where we can see if cars are coming. I always take my time making sure there are no cars coming or that a car has stopped to let us cross. … Continue reading Facing my fears
Author: mariacristinasanfeliu
I think I got inspiration to write a few short stories. Well I don't think, I wrote one today and I have ideas for a few more, all I need to do keep this going tomorrow, not forget and do not quit. I also have to edit the first one. I'm hope I'm not putting … Continue reading Short Stories
I want to stay as informed as I can about epilepsy, living with epilepsy for five years now, but some of the information can be a little scary, sometimes true, but other times scary. I was just reading about the growing number of people with epilepsy (Number of People with Epilepsy in the United States … Continue reading Scary news about epilepsy
I was reading a little bit about different kinds of seizures, trying to see if those episodes I have had could have been a seizure. It's just for my curiosity because I will know after I get the results from my EEG on the 24th. I thought it might have been an Absence Seizure, also … Continue reading Trying to understand those episodes
This time last year I was celebrating having received three months worth of my anti seizure medicine for the first time thanks to Sonexus Health Pharmacy. Today I received another one and have been getting help from them for the last year through their patient support services. I don't think I have words to describe … Continue reading Thank you Sonexus Health Pharmacy
Remember how my neurologist told me I could cook now that I've been seizure free for two years? Well, I've really wanted to cook again, but apart from making Ropa Vieja that time, I haven't really made anything else, but I really, really wanted to make rice and beans. Before, I was in no hurry … Continue reading I made rice and beans today!
I have decided, many different times, that I will write my book and self-publish it but I don't get around to doing it. I've had a million ideas, I have started a million times and I have enough time to do it, but something keeps stopping me. Maybe it's fear, maybe it's pressure or insecurity; … Continue reading My book
Today was a very special day for my grandfather, Abuelo. Abuelo is a retired engineer with a career of over 50 years. Today he had the honor of having the yearly Assembly of the School of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, dedicated to him. As we, his family, watched him go up to the … Continue reading An example of hard work
A few weeks ago, someone in my building complained about me having two dogs, even though my dogs have been with me for eight months and she has seen them multiple times. We had to get a letter from my psychiatrist explaining their purpose in my therapy. This week, another neighbor complained to the building … Continue reading What is it now?
I want to welcome you to my new page, My dogs and me. First I want to introduce you to my dogs, Indy and Sandy. My beautiful girls are almost ten months old and they were rescued when they were a month and a half old. They are sisters and when we rescued them I … Continue reading Indy and Sandy
Today I added another page to my blog, this page is about my dogs, my life with them and I will share pictures, anecdotes and interesting stuff I learn about dogs. I hope you like it!
Puerto Rico, has declared bankruptcy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ElbguULEO0 No, not like that, real bankruptcy and as we all struggle to deal with this, and the lack of jobs my friend Neysha decided to create Boricuas Connect. This is a portal to help Puerto Ricans around the world help each other find work and for businesses to … Continue reading Boricuas Connect
July 31st, the last day of summer in Puerto Rico. Tomorrow teachers go back to work, which means children have only one more week of vacation. Everyone is dreading having to start getting up early again and going back to work, for me it's back to staying home with my dogs all day. I'm waiting … Continue reading Bye bye summer
When my dogs, Indy and Sandy, have energy there really isn't much we can do. We can make them calm down, but I have to let my mean side come out and I don't like them to see that side of me. This morning they were pretty energetic, even though they had already been out … Continue reading My canine nurses
When I was younger, like high school or maybe even younger, I had a huge collection of Archie comics. Every time I found a new issue I had to have it and read it from front to back, sometimes reading them again when I couldn't find a new one. I remember I had a box … Continue reading Riverdale
