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Kit McCallum
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0 posted 2002-05-03 09:44 AM


As some are aware, I've been out of commission for the last week with health issues, and I'm truly sorry my disappearance caused some worry. Thank you though, for the beautiful cards and well wishes, and I'm happy to say that I'm now on the mend.  

Once my brain cleared a bit, I decided to have a little "chat" with this old body of mine.  

Big hugs to you all.

- - -

Body Talk

I'm sorry I've been absent for a week or more at best,
You see, my body held me captive … put me to the test!
I had a little talk with it to try to comprehend,
Why it had been so mean to me … I thought it was my friend?

It said ... "Cape Cod was so much fun - ten days of life stress-free …
I loved the relaxation! You were very good to me!
You fed me well, you walked me, let me languish in the sun …
We laughed and talked, oh boy, we had a multitude of fun!

Then "Poof!" We're back at work. Can you imagine how I felt?
I wasn't happy!  What a tease ... so hit you 'neath the belt!
I thought I'd send a twinge your way, so you knew I was mad ...
I will confess, I got a "little" out of hand (I'm bad).

I tried to tweak you in the night, then nudged you in the morn,
But you got in that car, went back to work, and I was torn!
I ZAPPED you harder, sent you to your knees until you heard,
I didn't want to work so hard … (I know it sounds absurd).

I may sound bitter, but I'm stubborn ... needed to be sure,
And so I zapped you several times to see what you'd endure.
Too much, I guess, for when your husband put you in the car,
And wound up at Emerg - I knew I'd gone a bit too far.

They said that it was kidney stones, but really … it was me …
I would have lightened up right then, except for that I.V.!
The Morphine came too quickly, and I lost all my control,
When followed with the Toradol and then that Demerol!

Narcotic cocktails … what a mix! They put me in a daze,
From there, the rest is history … a fantasy … a haze …
They sent you home, but it wore off, so I complained again,
You gobbled up the Percocet in hopes the pain would end.

I know I made you scream and cry, and crawl along the floor,
But I was in a haze myself, and didn't know the score.
Another trip down to Emerg, another drink for me …
Some Morphine and more Toradol flowed down the next I.V.

They sent you home again, and you ate Percocets for lunch,
Some muscle spaz inhibitors, oh yes … you had a bunch!
I tried to stop the cycle, but by then it was too late …
You went back to the hospital, and sealed us to our fate.

I know you don't remember much, well nor do I my friend,
I tried to stop the chaos, but I couldn't make it end …
They wheeled us down the hall, I saw the O.R. lights and then,
The doctor cracked a joke that nearly sent you 'round the bend.

He asked "Is this the first time that you've been to the O.R.?"
"Oh heavens no," you laughed, "There have been MANY times before!"
I tried hard to apologize, for "now" and for the past,
But then the anesthetic took ... the lights were fading fast.

When we woke up, I thought about how selfish I had been,
But darn it girl, I really didn't want to be so mean!
I promise if you let me have more fun throughout the year,
I won't rebel the next time, but I want to make it clear ....

That you've been selfish too, and you've neglected "me" a lot,
For I've been good for several years (although you may think not).
Consider this a wake-up call … a truce I offer now,
Less stress, more fun, is all I'm asking … Can you make that vow?"

~*~

Well, sheesh! A little cheeky … quite a sacrifice, I sighed,
You were the one who tortured "me" … for all those years I cried;
"Just feed me lots of water, and take care of me," it moaned,
"I'll leave your kidney be ... it was no fun when you were stoned!"

My body then apologized, "I'm sorry, I was bad.
I promise I'll do better … I don't like to make you sad."
I thought about it long and hard … and finally said O.K.
I promise I won't stress so much, I'll try to learn to play.

We're in this thing together, and I'm stuck with you I guess,
If we can't "live together", then we're really in a mess!
We reached a truce, I'm on the mend, and crazy as this sounds …
As part of it's apology … my body lost twelve pounds!  


/Kit McCallum

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1 posted 2002-05-03 09:50 AM


Hell of a way to lose weight baby...
TAKE CARE OF YOU!!!!
We cant go too long without seeing that smile of yours...
my fave body part
So glad to see your on the mend and keeping your sense of humor...
dont push yourself so hard...the work will keep...will you?
LOVE YA girlie...in sickness and in health

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2 posted 2002-05-03 10:43 AM



I don't think I like the way
you end up your vacations!
Seems a better way must be found ~
your bod needs a vocation!

Give it something fun to do
a little at a time!
Perhaps a quiet spot or two,
and an IV full of rhyme!

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3 posted 2002-05-03 10:47 AM


Kit

The fact that you can make such fun with words, just proves you're on the mend in spirit...and that will make your body better.  Hugs and love to you..

You two listen to each other next time!!

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4 posted 2002-05-03 10:56 AM


glad to hear you are on the mend and I think you should listen to the message your  body is telling you and take it easier...s

hugs
M

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5 posted 2002-05-03 10:57 AM


Kit~

So good to see you feeling better, I did enjoy the humor in this, (almost an emotional humor)? Be well take care of you....


Lauren~

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6 posted 2002-05-03 11:00 AM


I can see you are on the mend now Kit...
So pleased you are doing well...
and I hope you body has learned a lesson in behaviour.
What a thing to go through to write a wonderful rhyme.
~Healing Hugs~

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7 posted 2002-05-03 11:00 AM


You have my welcome back!
~*~
You know, we ought to have a Passions Gathering next fall ... book a hotel and everything

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8 posted 2002-05-03 11:01 AM


Dear Kit,
I've had several of these attacks and to tell you the truth they are more painful than an abscess in a tooth. Never felt such pain before and hope to not again. The last time I had them blasted to make a final end. They line up a cannon and blast the stone to shreds. And afer that it's sleepy time and they put you back in bed. It's no guarantee they won't come back again. But I'm hoping
to avoid the ever now or then.
Glad you are well take care and do the best you can. PS. The poem was great.

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9 posted 2002-05-03 11:11 AM


Kit darling girl welcome home you were missed, and this is a poem that only you could have written, and it is utterly utterly superb, as always I love it.

Now YOU girlie take care of yourself you are uniquely special, there is only one Kit and she is an absolute delight, don’t stop listening to your body darling heart. It knows that you need to work rest and play in your proper measure.

Absolutely first class writing, take care darling girl and keep smiling


Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy

To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79


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10 posted 2002-05-03 12:03 PM


Kit, what a funny poem, and I am glad you and your body have come to an understanding.

Tke care,you.
Sandra

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11 posted 2002-05-03 12:32 PM


firstly - so glad you are feeling better kit... not that i was owrried about you...

secondly - this was alternately hilarious... as well as thought-provoking. i'm 'fraid i don't do right by my body all the time either (you understand - so much to do, so little time to do it in)...

very creative cutie!  

C


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12 posted 2002-05-03 01:25 PM


Twelve pounds? That must have been one BIG kidney stone!

It’s so good to see your wit and humor back on these pages, Kit. I can’t begin to tell you how glad I am to hear to you’re finally feeling a little better. Glad, and very, very relieved.

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(BIG HUGGGGGSSSSSS) Oh Kit, I have missed you so so much and your wonderful words, I am so happy to hear you say all of this, for we are always in this together and we are always here for you! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all wish you the best healing hugs and wishes, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kit, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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Shakira

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14 posted 2002-05-03 01:58 PM


Kit - so glad to see you back and that you are on the mend. Be good to yourself. Chris

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

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15 posted 2002-05-03 04:06 PM


Man that was one big stone,
you lost 13 pounds you say?
If you got this on our holiday,
I'm packing and going away!

I need to loose 13 pounds,
and I could take a little pain,
if it get's rid of the weight
on that holiday I gained!

Just kidding, I know the pain you suffered and I will stick with this rotten diet until I pay my penance for all those Italian baked goods we ate,  Boy where they good!

You take care, you hear, we luvs ya, and want you back in good shape.  Oh...great poem too by the way LOL

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16 posted 2002-05-03 06:29 PM


It's obvious that your time away had no ill side effects on your wit, your depth and your poetic grace. Loved this.
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17 posted 2002-05-03 07:29 PM


Yes, I heard that you had been sick. It didn't owrry me.
I went through my days normally as happy as could be.
I swerved to hit pedestrians as often as I could
And ate three packs of Valium just because it tastes so good!

I broke out in a crimson rash - 'twas from the heat, you know.
And jumped each time the phone rang. Why? Gee, I don't really know!
I didn't eat for three full days, not 'cause I was upset
But I just thought I'd see how trim that I could really get.

I call Mysteria every day...no, not because I care...
To see if you knew where I lost my thermal underwear!
So now you're with us once again. It's nice to see ya, Kit.
Just so you know your illness didn't owrry me a bit!!!!!

LOVE THE PIC!!


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18 posted 2002-05-03 09:17 PM


kit,

this was very cute and lighthearted but on
a more serious note, im glad to hear you're
doing okay...please take care of YOU and
get well. we all miss your sweet face around
these parts, but as always wait patiently
for your return. take care girlie GET WELL!
love ya,
amy

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the rain
from pouring down
can't stop the
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can't stop me from
loving you
no matter
what you do"

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19 posted 2002-05-03 09:39 PM



I loved your poem and welcome back, Kit, it's good to see your exuberant wit of writing again on the pages blue

Take care and have a pina colada to de-stress
Melissa~

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it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

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20 posted 2002-05-03 09:51 PM


Kit, get that Balladeer will you,
he thinks I'd take his thermal underwear?
He has got some itchy rash...
and he's been scratching everywhere!

I think he brought a germ with him
look how many of us got ill.
You got stones, me the flu,
we're all grabbing for a pill!

Ruth is in the hospital too,
Lord knows what's wrong with her,
But I'll bet you my last dollar,
it's to do with Balladeer!

Next time we get him a check up
before he arrives to meet the gang,
I'm not quite sure I like the way
he ends parties with a germicidal bang!

Just kidding (and I know it doesn't rhyme and it's forced, and guess what?  Yup, I don't care either! LOL)



Imagination is more important that knowledge
~* Einstein said so *~


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21 posted 2002-05-03 11:24 PM


Janet Marie:  I'll try to bring my smile in here a bit more over the weekend too JM, lol … love ya gator-gal, and thank you! Great big hugs coming your way….

Soleil Noir: LOL @ IV full of rhyme!  A wonderfully poetic response Soleil Noir, thank you so much!

Martie:  I made a promise to listen a little closer (hopefully, my body won't be quite so mean the next time, lol). Many thanks Martie.

Nakdthoughts:  I will try Maureen … boy, you'd think I was hard of hearing though, the way it yelled at me, lol. Thank you …

Greeneyes:  I did far too much crying (screaming) last week, so it was definitely time for a good emotional laugh to clear out my cobwebs. I'm glad you enjoyed the humor Lauren!

Enchantress:  I hope this old body has learned it's lesson too Nancy. I'm holding it to this truce for a while, lol.!

Interloper: Thank you for the welcome back Interloper … and a gathering next fall sounds wonderful!  I hope we can make it happen … many thanks!

Seymour:  Thank you Sy … in all seriousness, it truly is excruciating pain, isn't it?   My dad and grandfather both had this, so I guess I got the unlucky "gene". My dad said in med school, the nurses used to tell the men, that pain from a kidney stone was the closest they'd ever come to understanding childbirth, lol.

Marsha:  You are always such a delight to me Marsha … thank you so very much for the sweet sentiments, you are truly appreciated!

Catalinamoon:  Thanks for enjoying the humor in it Sandra … I figure it's always better to try to laugh off a couple of bad days than to brood about it, lol.

Christopher :  LOL … I'm glad you weren't owrried Chris (and just as I typed that … I noticed a profound hidden meaning behind my typo … did you notice the first two letters spell "ow"?) ROFL!

Ron:  I had a mouthful of water when I read the first line of your response earlier, and I sprayed it all over my keyboard, ROFL … Heaven help me, if that was the weight of the stones (sure felt like it though, lol). Seriously though, thank you for your warmth and concern Ron … I'm very glad to be feeling better, and to be here ... and "home" again.

Mistletoe Angel:  Awww Noah … you always make me smile. Thank you for the lovely and warm thoughts … I really appreciate them.  You're such a sweetheart …

Nightshade:  I'll try to be good to me Chris … as long as my body agrees anyway, lol. Thanks so much!

Mysteria:  ROFL … Ah Sharon … you make me laugh and tickle my rhyme-bone. Thank you for tracking me down and checking up on me the other day. It was wonderful to hear your voice. I miss you (let's make a date to meet at an Italian bakery soon … deal?) Big hugs …

Bsquirrel:  Oh, that was so nice to hear Bernie … thank you so much for such a lovely response!

Balladeer:  ROFL … I'm glad I didn't owrry you Michael … sounds like you were just having an average day here in Kit-Land, lol.  I hope you seriously know how much I appreciate you and thank you for all your warm wishes and concern … big hugs sweet poet, for everything.

Aimster:  Thanks so much Amy … I'm glad you enjoyed the lighthearted side of this, and thank you very much for your care … love ya too.

Melissa Honeybee:  LOL … I'm not up for a pina colada just yet … but I've sure been drinking barrels of water lately. Thanks for the sweet words Melissa, much appreciated.

Mysteria:  LOL … I can just see you stomping that foot along to the beat Sharon. Let me know how Ruth is doing once you hear something OK? My goodness, we've had a time of it. Can't blame Michael though … he's always "just what the doctor ordered".  

Much appreciation and great big hugs to all,
/Kit


[This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (05-03-2002 11:28 PM).]

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22 posted 2002-05-04 04:23 AM


da dum da dum da dum da dum da - opps, missed one in there somewhere!

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23 posted 2002-05-04 06:09 AM


Only you can get you out of this stress mess...hope you are on the mend...James
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24 posted 2002-05-04 06:51 AM


Dear Kit, sorry to hear that you have not been well, stress seems to be the cause of many things with a cure hard to find.
You told the story well to us, hope you are well on the mend and have found a long term remedy.

All the best.

Sincerely Rick

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25 posted 2002-05-04 10:32 AM


JamesMichael:  I think 10 days of relaxation was a shock to my system James … bodies can be pretty rebellious, lol. I am on the mend though … and thank you for the kind words.

Rick:  I guess I just have to listen a little harder to the twinges and nudges Rick … "before" they become the "zaps", lol.  Thanks for your lovely response.

Mysteria:

I     love   to  hear  you  laugh ing,  from  a  dis     tance in     my   mind,
Da DUM  da DUM da    DUM da    DUM da DUM da      DUM da   DUM

Your foot     a   tap-    tap- tap     ping, as     you beat   it   out      in   rhyme;
Da    DUM  da DUM   da   DUM  da     DUM da   DUM  da  DUM da   DUM

Your song   and  dance  of   po     e    try,   are trea    sures with   no  end …
Da    DUM  da    DUM   da   DUM da  DUM da  DUM  da      DUM da  DUM

We'll go      da Dum  Dum Dum  ming an     y   time   you  wish,  my  friend.
Da    DUM  da DUM  da    DUM da     DUM da  DUM da    DUM  da   DUM  

Much appreciation and great big hugs
/Kit

[This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (05-04-2002 10:33 AM).]

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26 posted 2002-05-04 12:04 PM


Glad you are feeling better kit..and i too love your new pic...very lovely...hugs

              ~Victoria

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27 posted 2002-05-04 12:11 PM


Oh, Kit you are wonderful
What a lively verse to wake up our sprits
Only you could turn pain into folly at your own expense and at our delight
You have a great heart, my dear friend
Da-dum
Liz

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28 posted 2002-05-06 07:28 AM


Victoria:  Thanks so much for the kind words and well wishes Victoria, I really appreciate it.

Elizabeth:  LOL ... if we can't laugh at ourselves and our foibles ... what fun would life be, right Liz? Love ya, sister of rhyme.

Much appreciation to you both,
/Kit

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29 posted 2002-05-06 03:04 PM


LOL
daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM
That's iambic heptameter if I've ever seen it...
Kit - Will you splain to Mysteria??..

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30 posted 2002-05-06 03:32 PM


Hi Kit!

Wow! Can I ever relate to this one. On Christmas day both of my kidneys stopped passing urine. I too have a history of kidney stones. I went to the hospital and an overworked doctor sent me home and said I was simply dehydrated.........he never should have done that.....well the next morning I called my daughter and told her I had to go back to the hospital because I knew there was something seriously wrong.
This time they discovered that uric acid kidney stones (not calcium) had blocked off my kidneys. My creatin level was 800 and 80 is normal. I was rushed to the St John Regional hospital and at midnight I was on the operating table. The operation, a proceedure where they enter through the bladder with a scope and a laser beam to install bi-lateral stents was only supposed to last 1 1/2 hrs. I was on that table for 5 hrs. because my blood pressure had gone from 120 over 80 to 272 over 121. They almost lost me that night. When I awoke I was a full twenty minutes trying to breathe on my own, literally gasping for air and life. However, I came through and the stents released all the poison and I was voiding through my best friend, the cathedor.
Since that time I have had trhee more operations where they use the laser beam and scope camera to break up the stones that still exist in there. My last operation was a partial success because they were able to remove one of the stents and I have a kidney now that is performing solely on its own.
So it's been quite an ordeal for me too and I know exactly what you have gone through. It ain't nice!!!
I have to say it's great to see you use an element of humor to describe your situation while still sending yourself and your readers a very important message........we all have to TAKE BETTER CARE of ourselves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish you the best Kit......and may you pee freely forever!!  He he good to read your work again!

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31 posted 2002-05-06 03:39 PM


da dum you are so special,
da dum you're kind and fair,
da dum you know I'll never rhyme,
tell da dum to someone who cares!
Ah, just kidding

I am actually going to buy a book today 'bout feet, as I have me a fetish now for iambics and such.  LOL, love you girl and take care now.

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32 posted 2002-05-06 05:23 PM


Kit - I agree, a heck of a way to lose weight. Hope you are on the mend and feeling better...

BC

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33 posted 2002-05-06 08:04 PM


Kit, it is SO good to have you back and on the mend.     Don't you dare let that body rebel again. LOL!

*hugs*
Michael

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34 posted 2002-05-06 08:41 PM


Oh Kit...I am so sorry that you were sick but I am so glad that it was ONLY kidney stones.
Thats what they originally thought I had. but I think I must have put my body through a lot more abuse, taking care of my first husband when he had cancer for a year and a half and then finally losing him and then losing my older son so suddenly and tragically.
Doctors don't usually blame emotions for physical illness, but time after time...when someone gets seriously ill, they have usually been through some sort of emotional trauma within the past couple of years...
So, you be good to that body of yours because its the only one you've got....
unless you're hiding something from the rest of us.
By the way...I love the poem...and the picture
~get well hugs

Lyra

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35 posted 2002-05-10 10:49 AM


You simply amaze me, gal. *S* I strongly suspect that I'd be whining for weeks after such misfortunes... and cursing my traitorous body. *S* I certainly wouldn't be able to write about the ordeal in such a delightful, humorous apology to the offender! LOL

I'm so glad you're feeling better... Now slow down some so that a break doesn't give your body such a shock! *S*

P.S. I love the new picture! *S*

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