Tammy’s year in review – 2022 January – I said farewell to my most favorite father in-law. Papa was my favorite camera buddy and partner in crime. I learned so many valuable lessons from him. February – I received my PICC line and turned 47. March to June 7th – I was admitted for my …
Will my family ever catch a break?
Family: Enjoying late night Kenyan tea and binging the Circle with Nicole. David has influenza, hopefully he starts to feel better soon. I have wonderful sons that have stepped up to the plate and have been taking care of us both. I have both of my nurses back and my rockstar cna. I’m still not …
The word of the day – patience
Patience… Have you ever sent an email /text that was completely taken the wrong way?Have you been on the receiving end and your little voice read the message as rude, angry, sad or happy? In a world like today, everything is communicated through a pc, phone, tablet, etc… Families are disconnected because it’s a internet …
Thank you Asian Palace 2 – Best Broth
I’m not able to have anything orally except for thickened liquids. My most favorite is wonton broth from a local restaurant here in Bangor.It is like a party in my mouth! I love it so much. When I had to prepare for my gastric sleeve five years ago, the liquid diet for a month, this …
Christmas Miracle
Three weeks ago, before Christmas, I was admitted to the hospital and the first three days in icu I don’t even remember. I had acidosis in my blood. My white blood count was 20000 and blood pressure 254/104. I was in rough shape. This past Sunday I was able to go home however the transition …
I need suctioning. Help me!
Here I sit because my suction machine battery will not keep a charge.Here i sit because I have to much mucus.I’ve become a prisoner.Frustration levels are so high one would think that it’s an exaggeration of how I feel.I can’t tell you how I feel when I can’t breatheMy jaw shakes uncontrollably, so much so …
August 6th, 2022, my eye gaze is back!
Yesterday I finally got my eye gaze back! I have had high anxiety trying to get everything sorted out the way I like it. Then today David spent at least 12 hours renaming my voice files one by one. 1200 files he would play then edit the name and save. He was so Patient and …
Welcome to my ALS journey. Sit back and enjoy.
My ALS journey. Hi my name is Tammy Michaels,welcome to my ALS journey. I am a 45-year-old woman that is a gastric sleeve patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). My purpose of this group Tamurai’s Adventure is to share the raw and real journey that I have been faced with. There will be tears, laughter, …
Hi, My name is Tammy Michaels.
This is a long story so sit back and relax and grab a coffee. As one would know as a larger person sometimes you do not get the same treatment from your primary as you would if you were healthy. Boy, didn’t I have lots of problems. It all started over 4 or 5 years …
