Sarah’s Daily Dyer-Ry

On August 27th, I am holding a fundraising event at The Hair Gallery on Water Street in Augusta.  I am doing this with Erika Sawtelle, Connor's mom.  We are looking for people who are distributors for different companies that want to earn some money and donate a portion of their sales to our Conquer Chiari Walk Across America walk coming up on September 17th.

Background to this story:  My mom has a landline phone...which seems to be an 'oddity' for kids nowadays.  Mom hasn't given the phone number to anyone...I didn't even know it.  But yet, companies and organizations call the number looking for someone.  So, mom has allowed my 6-year-old Chloe to answer the phone and 'handle' whoever is on the other end.

This week makes it 3 weeks since I underwent 10 1/2 hours to have a posterior fossa decompression and a craniocervical fusion.   Big words equals big surgery.  In layman's terms, basically. ..I was losing my mind and getting my head screwed on straight.   Yea, I know.  It's really a real thing.  So, how exactly am I doing?

I can't believe two weeks ago I was in the OR getting unzipped!  Time flies!  I have nothing to compare it to, but I think for someone who just had brain surgery and her neck fused....I think I'm doing pretty darn fantastic!!  Pain is minimal and the worst part is that I'm ansy. I'm ready to get back to my normal routine...however, my body isn't.

Today, I am three weeks away from getting my head screwed on straight.  February 17th is the day I will conquer chiari.  But, the anticipation is driving me crazy.  I want it over with, already, and want to be on the other side of it recovering.  Knowing that I'm having such a risky surgery, it has me thinking about 'life' and how I've never really done anything truly 'out there'.

There are a lot of great businesses in Augusta!  There always has been.  But we've also seen a lot of great businesses come and go.  Some of them, I miss and would love to see them return to Augusta.  Some I never had to pleasure of visiting, but heard great stories about them.

Sometimes, we need a life changing event to happen to us before we get that wake-up call.  Last week, during our 'Tanks'Giving Food Drive, I witnessed greatness from all Central Maine communities.  It truly was touching.  I also witnessed one...just one incident...that deeply saddened me and I can't seem to shake it.  I have had 5 days to process this event and my emotions have changed slightly to

It's easy to have a love hate relationship with Fall.  Recently, I did a story about why I dislike this season.  It's easy to complain about something...it's often the path of least resistance.  Many reasons I frown on Fall include: Holidays, buying oil, kids bringing cooties home from school, everyone wearing blaze orange & pumpkin EVERYTHING. ...