cray-cray

sawyer has been in the hospital over 2 weeks now with worst-case-scenario liver abscesses. after a terrifying couple of weeks, i am grateful to report that he is on the mend. he'll be at kaiser for a bit longer, but the counts are looking good and the end is in sight. family and friends, mom especially, have been taking amazing care of him. i'm so thankful for all the love from everyone. keep it coming.

now that mr sawyer is in the clear and that i have the go-ahead from my boss lady, i feel confident making a trip to madison, WI to see Dad, Suzanne, Alex, and Alex for turkey day. stevie is making the journey home with me -- i know what you're thinking and not to worry -- i purchased her a red parka at jeffrey's last night for stevie so she won't catch cold. yes, i've crossed over into inappropriate dog parenting behavior by putting clothing on my poor little canine dependent. aside from a little self-loathing, i'm pretty ok with it.

glide is going well. it's super weird and different work in a clinic that does not offer HIV care. i'm learning just how conservative regular western medicine and primary care can be. aside from the subtle and not so subtle differences, i love learning loads about Diabetes and am now a certified Health Coach for our Diabetes patients. i also get to use my mad Zumba skills and lead some aerobics workshops with our health maintenance classes. i'm psyched for structure and routine in my life. i'm such a capricorn. wooooooo to the woo.