Rhinelander, WI

March 2008

The whole family got together this year.

Thanksgiving in Willmar with Carter

October 26-28, 2007

Visting the Grandparents. The grandkids suprised them by coming out of the blue.

These are pictures of Carter's First Birthday.

August 8, 2004

Run by:
Canadian Pacific Railway
US Department of Defense
La Crosse County Emergency Management
West Salem Fire Department

US Department of Defense
La Crosse County Emergency Management
West Salem Fire Department

Labor Day Tornado. Ladysmith, WI 54848

Dad's Retirement Party

These are the photos that I have taken at various Thunder Bird Air Shows

These are from various Blue Angels Air Shows that I have been at.

This is Carter's 2nd Birthday with Easter mixed in.

This is from Airfest 2007. Friday the 18th is practice. Saturday the 19th is the show I attended. It looked threatening out. Sunday the 20th is the show I will watch from home.

Yes, I have APS. APS is associated with recurrent clotting events (thrombosis) including premature stroke, repeated miscarriages, phlebitis, venous thrombosis (clot in the vein) and pulmonary thromboembolism (blockage of an artery found in the lung due to a clot that has traveled from a vein). It is also associated with low platelet or blood elements that prevent bleeding. Recently, however, even more disease states have been linked with APL including premature heart attack, migraine headaches, various cardiac valvular abnormalities, skin lesions, abnormal movement/chorea, diseases that mimic multiple sclerosis, vascular diseases of the eye that can lead to visual loss and blindness.
As I look at these pictures in a timeline...I can't help to notice how much more pronounced the rashes and hair loss has become. How come me and my fellow APSers & Lupies can see this? The lab slip is not the whole picture. Look at me, first. PLEASE Treat the patient, not the path report.
In attempt to save time, money in ink, CDR's etc. I have decided to put some of my rash pictures online.
I have decided to take pictures of the rashes and how my skin changes colors since there are doctors who don't seem to see these changes.
I have also decided to add pictures of the facial drooping etc when I remember to take the picture, since the ER doesn't see that either.
I am starting to take pictures when I start turning jaundice all the sudden. And when all of these other wonky things happen.
It gets very frustrating especially when some of this is painful...like the Livedo and Raynaud's.
I still have some nasty people following me around online but I am tired of changing the password all the time. If they have nothing better than to poke fun of me, then do it.

thromboembolism (blockage of an artery found in the lung due to a clot that has traveled from a vein). It is also associated with low platelet or blood elements that prevent bleeding. Recently, however, even more disease states have been linked with APL including premature heart attack, migraine headaches, various cardiac valvular abnormalities, skin lesions, abnormal movement/chorea, diseases that mimic multiple sclerosis, vascular diseases of the eye that can lead to visual loss and blindness.
As I look at these pictures in a timeline...I can't help to notice how much more pronounced the rashes and hair loss has become. How come me and my fellow APSers & Lupies can see this? The lab slip is not the whole picture. Look at me, first. PLEASE Treat the patient, not the path report.
In attempt to save time, money in ink, CDR's etc. I have decided to put some of my rash pictures online.
I have decided to take pictures of the rashes and how my skin changes colors since there are doctors who don't seem to see these changes.
I have also decided to add pictures of the facial drooping etc when I remember to take the picture, since the ER doesn't see that either.
I am starting to take pictures when I start turning jaundice all the sudden. And when all of these other wonky things happen.
It gets very frustrating especially when some of this is painful...like the Livedo and Raynaud's.
I still have some nasty people following me around online but I am tired of changing the password all the time. If they have nothing better than to poke fun of me, then do it.

There are pictures of just me because after all it is really all about me. lol

These are pictures of my cat, Zoey.

July 25-27, 2008

These are pictures of my life with the Coast Guard.

PS: I am working on this folder still. In the process of scanning my pictures. :o)

Camping June 12-15, 2008

These are pictures of my family.