Patsy Terrell

Lived fully, laughed loudly, gave generously

  • Patsy’s Blog
  • Archive Page
  • Contact Page

  • Home
  • Patsy’s Life
  • Patsy’s Blog
  • Patsy’s Projects
  • Patsy’s Legacy
  • Memories

October 19, 2010 by Patsy

The Day

I had a regular appointment with my cardiologist today. I see him every six months because I have atrial fibrulation, otherwise known as afib, which is an irregular heart beat. I’ve had it for a long time and it’s pretty controlled by medication.

I have three main triggers for it – caffeine, stress and being tired. I don’t drink any caffeine so that removes one. Tired is something I can have some control over. Stress is a bit harder. Lately my job is much more stressful and that has not been good for me. Ironically, one of my biggest stressors is trying to make extra money to pay off my medical bills.

Today, he told me to start thinking about having an ablation at some point in the future. It’s a technique to address the afib, but it’s something they’re still perfecting for my kind of afib. He said he’d recommend I go to the Mayo clinic to have it done. Hopefully that’s something that’s a long way in the future..

In the Dark

Words That Soothe

❮❮ Previous Post
Next Post ❯ ❯

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Epitaphs for Patsy

In a document she left behind for a good friend, Patsy listed five possible epitaphs that could be used at the time of her passing.

  • ‘Lived Fully. Laughed Loudly. Gave generously. Gone.’
  • ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved. Continuing that elsewhere.’
  • ‘Lived fully every day. No regrets now.’
  • ‘The journey continues It has been magical.’
  • ‘A magical journey so far no regrets.’

An Editorial Tribute

An Editorial Tribute

Image courtesy of Richard Crowson

Categories

Archives

Memories

Patsy’s Legacy

Patsy’s Projects

Patsy’s Life

In memory of Patsy Terrell • Curated by Greg Holmes • Website by Rosemary Miller