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<link>http://blogs.experienceproject.com</link><item><title>And so this is Christmas</title><description><![CDATA[And so this is Christm...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/89049.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/89049.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:47:32 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Red-letter Day</title><description><![CDATA[The last few days have been absurdly hectic - at least partially because due to the insurance company&amp;#39;s edict that they would stop paying for T...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/87885.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/87885.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:00:54 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Christmas Handywoman Carol</title><description><![CDATA[You&amp;#39;re going to have to take my word for this - or I could give you the phone number of my beloved friend who brought her husband by yesterday ...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/87171.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/87171.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:52:30 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>I'm not sure - should I get my hair done or not?</title><description><![CDATA[Since the bulk of our last five months has been spent in dealing with one or another medical crisis, innumerable trips to Pittsburgh for doctor vis...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/86522.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/86522.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:36:23 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Christmas Story for real</title><description><![CDATA[My husband&amp;#39;s lung surgery was performed on October 13th, and he has been in the hospital (for 30 days) or the rehab (today is 30 days there) ev...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/86299.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/86299.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:03:31 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sometimes you just have to laugh</title><description><![CDATA[My most excellent and beloved daughter Abby came from Virginia on the day before Thanksgiving, and not a moment too soon, may I add. 
She c...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/84217.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/84217.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:12:01 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>First, the great news!</title><description><![CDATA[Today we loaded my husband into an ambulance for the strenuous trip to Pittsburgh for his follow-up appointment with the lung surgeon.
The ...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/83548.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/83548.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:17:35 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>A weird November night and a mystery solved</title><description><![CDATA[Today was the fifteenth day Tim has been back in our hometown at the rehab/nursing home.
I inquired today, expecting a rebuff, if there was...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/83332.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/83332.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:49:58 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Together, again...</title><description><![CDATA[I came back to sit with Tim at midnight tonight (because I am truly terrible at scheduling assistance and ended up with this screwy schedule!)....]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/82819.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/82819.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:45:28 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>One perfect day (so far)</title><description><![CDATA[Tim&amp;#39;s progress has been steady and visible. Each day he has been better, stronger, more &amp;#39;with it.&amp;#39; 
This day, however, was the ...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/82516.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/82516.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:21:08 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>I wondered what it's like to be a nun on retreat at a convent...</title><description><![CDATA[It snowed today in our home town. Big fat flakes swept down onto windshields and trees. Nurses and aides looked anxiously out the windows and told ...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/82132.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/82132.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:45:13 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>I am a scared tigress</title><description><![CDATA[My husband is better each day. He is better enough that he often thinks he is more capable than he is at present, and he is returning with frighten...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/81897.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/81897.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:18:35 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>I'm married to a wise guy</title><description><![CDATA[I just arrived home from the rehab hospital after my 12-hour shift. Good news - my friend&amp;#39;s daughter and some others are going to help me out, ...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/81635.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/81635.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:26:24 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Don't think I ever truly understood the meaning of &quot;tired&quot; before....</title><description><![CDATA[I am bone-tired. My blood has stopped moving through my veins. 
But...smiling...my husband walked the considerable length of the rehab hosp...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/81246.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/81246.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:16:01 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>A breathless update</title><description><![CDATA[This will be short, as time is short.
My husband&amp;#39;s status improves every day - but we have much distance to cover. It is astounding how...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/80821.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/80821.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:59:02 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>The first day of the rest of our lives</title><description><![CDATA[My husband arrived at the rehab at about 5:45 this evening, and I cannot begin to describe to you the feeling of triumph.
This was the firs...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/80424.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/80424.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:58:31 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Let there be dancing in the streets</title><description><![CDATA[Dear Friends:
My beloved husband is at this moment on his way by ambulance from the hospital in Pittsburgh to the rehab in our hometown....]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/80338.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/80338.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:31:01 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Are you kidding me?</title><description><![CDATA[
I have decided that bipolarism is not caused by chemical imbalances - it&amp;#39;s caused by hospitals. I know they&amp;#39;ve worked their magic o...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/79639.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/79639.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:19:47 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Thank you for the loving scoldings</title><description><![CDATA[Dear Friends:
Yes, I admit it, there was a brief time when I allowed myself to crumble. 
I have received emails and phone calls fro...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/79190.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/79190.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:18:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Nevertheless</title><description><![CDATA[I was hesitant to post this new information, because I feel like I have dragged you folks along with me through this ordeal, and it seemed cruel at...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/78437.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/78437.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:37:16 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Corgii - Reluctant Ambassadors of Good Cheer</title><description><![CDATA[Today my daughter and I stopped at PetSmart before making the daily sojourn to the hospital.
Our purpose was to outfit the Corgii in a mann...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/78310.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/78310.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:52:44 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>The things we don't appreciate when they're available</title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I engaged in a flurry of activity in the morning, trying to figure a way to extract some funds from our joint checking account (can&amp;#39;t...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77976.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77976.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:48:52 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Runway Corgii</title><description><![CDATA[This morning I woke early and prepared to take the Corgii to their 8 am appointment at the Grooming Salon at PetSmart. I put on their collars and l...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77640.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77640.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:21:51 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Consider the lilies of the field...</title><description><![CDATA[Last night I was in despair, in The Slough of Despond. My husband&amp;#39;s white count was slightly elevated, he was still extremely agitated, and did...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77475.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77475.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:12:50 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>A word to the wise</title><description><![CDATA[I believe I have mentioned how very spoiled by my husband I have been.
It is developing that that is not necessarily a good thing.
...]]></description><link>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77354.html</link><guid>http://mamapolo.blogs.experienceproject.com/77354.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:13:08 PST</pubDate></item>
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