livelylinda

livelylinda: August 10, 2017: Survived another trip to the cardiac cath lab. Two more stents. There are now 4 stents in my last coronary artery. It will keep me going for a while longer.

Also surviving the end of what I thought was the love of my life. A good sociopath tells you what you want to hear but never the truth. It got a little scary but I am safe now.

livelylinda: January 9, 2017: had delightful holiday with my family and new love.` Three and a half months into this romance and it continues to grow and grow. I'm madly in love and the feeling is reciprocated. Friends at my church tell me they hadn't seen me smile for a couple of years and that my lips are no longer grey and my cheeks have color again. Such is the power of love! About to write a poem about this . . .Linda

FanStory wrote to livelylinda: Flower in the Attic finished second in the contest "2-10-2"

livelylinda: Not on site much these days and writing very little. Having one of those downswings where I need to sleep most of the time . . . my body shuts down and my brain shuts down.

In contact with my newly found sister and nephew. We will be meeting in person in a couple of weeks. We were laughing about how when we first see each other, then do the 'old lady shuffle', it will take us a week to actually get within hugging distance! We have a lot of laughs. The more info I get from her about our father, the closer I feel to him. He is becoming a real person rather than just a name and a couple of pictures. After we meet, I'm sure I'll be writing something (if I have the energy).

livelylinda: Well, another trip to the cardiac cath lab. They found that the last stent placed two years ago is still doing its job and then added two more stents to open up blockage in my one remaning coronary artery. This should allow me a bit more energy and less chest pain. Linda 12/15

livelylinda: Just an update: I was diagnosed a few months ago with Congestive Heart Failure. There are 4 stages and I seem to be slipping into stage 3 at the present time. Am tired all the time. Getting more congested and a bit more coughing. Feet, ankles and calves swell every day, most of the time. Have to use Nitro one to four times a day, sometimes I wake up between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. with chest pains. Still get up every morning, take my dawg across the street to the park for a few minutes. Do a little house work or laundry. Write every day, head is full things it wants out of there. Basically, I'm being kept alive with some really good medications/doctors/and the grace of God. Linda

livelylinda: I write mostly poetry, some short stories and have some country/western song lyrics. Have been writing for 35 years. I have written about my life, a lot of nature and spiritual pieces. I use to be active in my church - a Deacon, sang in the choir, part of the worship service committee and a few other odds and ends but my health is declining so only make it to church about once a month now. It exhausts me. Have been divorced since the 1980's. Have 3 grown daughters, one granddaughter and two grandsons. My first great-grandchild, Bentley turned 4 years on November 8.
I have over 400 poems and a basket of stories and personal essays posted on this site. I usually write fairly well and attempting to learn how to polish everything and make it better. With everyones help I am sloooooowly getting there. . .