So, my husband & I had a wee arguement the other day.
I was cleaning the drawers in the bathroom & tossing stuff.
You see, when we moved in, I went straight to the hospital, never saw the place for a month and a half!  I then spent the next three years, sick as a dog, so, well, it spent a few years a bachelor's apartment.

When I figured out I wasn't going to die in my sleep, about a year ago, I started cleaning.  I had to first figure out how to stay upright for more than 10 minutes, but, it's getting there.  I made curtains this week.  Been living here since Aug. 2001.

Like I said, I was cleaning the bathroom drawers.  In one drawer, I found my 'Emergency Kit'.  It contaned alcohol wipes, Betadyne wipes, Skin Preps, Adhesive removal pads, 4x4 bandage pads, tape, Tegaderm, ports, tubing, phone numbers, heparin flushes, saline flushes, gloves, masks, scissors, tweezers, and blue pads.  This is what I would take with me ANYTIME I would go out.  I would take a suitcase, just in case, if I went out for the day. 

Well, I ran acrossed it & was trying to decide if I should throw it out or not.  My husband couldn't believe I thought I needed it anymore.  Mind you ALL of it was more than 4 years old, I'm sure the saline and heparin flushes were unstable!  It took an hour or so before we came to a compromise.  I agreed to throw out the heparin flushes & saline flushes and unpack the bag.  I kept everything else and found a place for it. 

 You never know. 

I might need it someday.

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