Category: My Journey
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Time
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThanksgiving is only a week away. Can you believe how fast time is flying? It’ll be Christmas before we know it. As I wrote the above sentences, it made me think about “Time”, so let’s talk about it. Sometimes it feels like time is standing still, especially for anyone who is ill, depressed, confined, or…
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Dealing With Holiday Stress
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsUPDATE: I heard from Peter yesterday. He is our friend with Myasthenia Gravis who has been diagnosed with COVID. He wanted to thank everyone for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers. He says he’s doing fairly well and hopes to get over this soon. I also want to thank everyone who prayed for Peter.…
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Really, Really Mean It
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsIn my last blog, I asked you to pray for Peter. He has Myasthenia Gravis and has been suffering with a cold. I’ve just learned he has tested positive for COVID. Now he REALLY needs our prayers! Please keep Peter on your prayer list. Recently I’ve been doing some of my preliminary chores in preparing…
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Cold – Day 6
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsI am ready to call this cold a win! It’s been several days now and it hasn’t gotten any worse. In fact, I’m rarely coughing now. I can still feel a little of the tickle in my bronchial tubes, but I think we’re on the top side of it. Great job, body! It did exactly…
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Cold – Day 5
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsReporting no change in my cold today. Perhaps a little more congestion and a little more coughing, but not a full-blown cold or bronchitis yet. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed. It’s mid-November and I’m behind on my usual schedule of Christmas gift purchases. I usually have quite a bit done by now, but I’m…
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Cold – Day 4
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsLike the California election results, I’m not yet ready to call the contest on my cold and declare a winner. On the positive side, my cold doesn’t seem to have gotten any worse. I can still feel it in my bronchial tubes, but the congestion isn’t bad and doesn’t appear to be hampering my breathing…
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Cold – Day 3
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThank you to everyone who has sent me well wishes. They are greatly appreciated. It’s Day 3 of this cold and I’m still doing well. My body is fighting and that’s my strategy right now, just let my immune system try to take care of this. The cold has moved to my chest and I…
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Cold – Day 2
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsIt’s a cold. What’s the big deal? Everybody gets colds. The above statements are absolutely true, at least for those without Myasthenia Gravis. I understand how a cold is not big deal to most people. We get them all the time. To someone with MG, however, a cold can be much more difficult. When I…
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In This Corner
Greg Olsen
in Thoughts“In this corner” are the words you typically hear before a fight when the announcer introduces each combatant. I’m about to enter a fight of my own, so it’s only appropriate that I introduce you to who is fighting. “In this corner, wearing no trunks at all, is “The Common Cold” (CC). CC has a…
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Too Quick To Judge
Greg Olsen
in ThoughtsThere is a house in our neighborhood that puts up a giant blow-up reindeer in their yard for Christmas. I’m not talking big; I’m talking GIANT! It stands taller than their house. It’s really quite fun to see as it dances in the breeze. The weekend after Halloween, this family put out the giant reindeer…