“whore extraordinaire”

My book is still in the running to be complete by the end of the year, although from time to time I am not so sure I want to go through with it. I love my anonymity. I know that once the book is out, I will have to revert back into “Magical Lizzy”, whore extraordinaire. I do love that facet to my life. However, I also love disappearing into the background. I suppose it will always be a battle that I wage within myself.

Cancer vs. Silliness

My mother called me recently & told me that my father is once again in the hospital battling his cancer. However, this time she was pretty sure that if cancer did not kill him that his silliness would.

Apparently, she arrived home to him lying in bed with a thermometer in his hand. When she questioned [...]

Bacteria Infection

My mom called me calmly yesterday & said that my daddie has been in ICU for the past two days, fighting a bacteria infection.

Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant

My daddie is going to have an autologous bone marrow transplant. That means he will use his own bone marrow. If you are like me & do better with pictures, here is yours.

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The entire process takes one year. He will begin his journey next week.

Bone Marrow Transplant for Daddie

After two biopsies over the last month, it has been determined that my father needs a bone marrow transplant.   At this point, I am fairly calm, as is my nature in stressful situations.  After all, the transplant could be a complete success & my daddie could outlive me.
His next step is to go to MCV (Medical [...]

Another Biopsy

My daddie goes in for another biopsy December 26th. It also happens to be his birthday. Hopefully, this time the doctors will get enough of a sample of whatever they need to get a sample of to find out if he needs a bone marrow transplant. My mom has requested that I join her for the festivities. As always, I will be there for both of them.

Inconclusive

My father’s biopsy was inconclusive. Eventually, he will have to go back under the knife for the doctor’s to get a better sample. Although I am relieved to know he does not have to deal with a bone marrow transplant anytime soon, I am sad my parents are left hanging.

Biopsy Completed

My mother called a few minutes ago to let me know that my daddie had successfully completely his biopsy. The procedure will let us know whether or not he will need a bone marrow transplant, as a result of being treated for his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with chemotherapy. Sadly, my mother said she would [...]

A Failing in my Personality

I finally chatted with my mother, when she was sober, about my father’s cancer. She was completely logical & calm, saying that she did not need me to visit, until she knew for sure something was wrong. This is the woman who raised me, not the inebriated one I spoke to the day before. I [...]

Bone Marrow Transplant

Last night, while I was on gig in Fort Belvoir, my mother called & left five drunken messages on my cell phone. Because my battery was running low, I turned off my phone, in order to save energy, so I was not able to talk to her directly. I knew there was something incredibly wrong, [...]