SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY 4...

Thank you to everyone who stops by to read my SIX!  I'm having a ball with this.  Your comments are encouraging!  This set of Six is from my current wip, Dating Impossible...Meet Dr. Cruz Avery, delectable twin brother of firefighter, Jett Avery....

“God damn it!” A female voice exclaimed, stopping Dr. Cruz Avery mid-step. He stood by the partially open door in the back hall of Our Lady Of Sorrow Catholic Church.

Intrigued by a woman who would use the Lord’s name in vain, given her current surroundings, he leaned closer to the crack in the door. And here, Cruz thought, his brother’s wedding would be an occasion he’d have to suffer through. By all indications, things might be on this side of interesting.



There's the tease...we will be seeing more from this hunky ER doctor later... We will get back to Cruz and JJ in upcoming SSS posts... By the time this posts, I will be in bed, sleeping because I work night shifts at the hospital.  Can't wait to check out these other Six Sentence Authors for more fun snippets later tonight when I get up!  For those of you up, don't wait!  Here is the link:  www.sixsentence.blogspot.com/

Enjoy your Sunday!
Kathleen




YUMMY FRIDAY POST~YOWZA~

This week's post is Maroon 5's frontman, Adam Levine, bared all...well almost all in the UK's Cosmo.  His near full monty is in support to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer!   Apprarently, the female hands in the photo belong to his girlfriend,  Anne Vyalitsyna.

TGIF, everyone!
Kathleen

YES! MORE EYEBALL TESTING TODAY...

Morning! Kind of a cool picture, huh?  Since I'm doing these last couple of posts on eyeball stuff you might've guessed that I'm up for eye surgery.  Yes, I decided the ICL surgery would be best for me.  I have a spot on my left eye either from a past infection or some injury (bad patient that I am, couldn't tell the doctor what happened--that goes under the label of "poor historian" LOL) where scar tissue has formed.  It has been there for about 6 years now.  Never changes, but there is some vascularization there. 

Why is this significant?  Because the cornea doesn't have any blood/nerve vessels.  My doctor says that is why Lasik surgery works so well--no bleeding or pain involved.  However, if I had chosen to do lasik (where a laser re-shapes the cornea to correct my vision),  I would be at a higher risk for bleeding and possible postop complications. 

That is one reason why I have chosen to have the ICL surgery that I posted about yesterday.  This morning completes the rest of my preop testing and they are going to concentrate on the retina.  I recently read somewhere--so much literature to review, I have no idea where I saw this, but without a healthy retina, the eye is like a camera without film.  A very cool analogy!

The retina is an important structure because it receives the light rays from the front of the eye and sends them through the optic nerve, where in turn, everything gets sent to the brain and processed into images.  Sounds simple enough. 

In order to see the retina, my eyes will need to be dialated--again.  Not fun. At least when I'm done there this morning, I get to go to bed, since I'm working the night before the appointment.  What they are looking for are any holes or tears in my retina.  So, if all is well, my surgery will proceed on February 7th.

Looks like I will have a new set of peepers, soon! 

Have a great Wednesday! 
Kathleen

REFRACTIVE EYE SURGERY~ SHOULD YOU?

Here is a cool bit of new technology...ICL or Implantable Contact Lens.  This is wonderful, because unlike lasik surgery, there is no reshaping of the cornea with lasers.  Therefore, if you have vision changes or cataracts later, all they have to do is remove the lens. 

I will let you watch the video below as it will show the actual procedure.




So?  What do you think?  Would you do it?  I have several colleagues both nurses and doctors alike who have had the surgery and absolutely love it!  If you live in the Phoenix, AZ area, I recommend,

DIABETES MONDAY~FACT #23~GEARING UP FOR BRENDA NOVAK'S AUCTION 2011

Today, I'm going to highlight Brenda Novak's online auction for diabetes research.  I recently received an email asking me to donate something for the May, 2011 auction.

This auction runs from May first to May 31st, midnight to midnight.  Some of the rock stars of the publishing world have donated in the past some awesome stuff for very lucky winners!  Back in 2008, I donated a weekend tea at the Phoenician Hotel and Resort for four guests.

So, I'm wracking my brain to try and figure out what to donate this year.  Since electronic devices are so popular....I'm leaning toward something like that along with a critique of a proposal--query, synopsis, and first three chapters of a manuscript.

I recently did a post on "paying it forward..."  So, here is your chance to do so!  Here are some ideas of what peeps can donate taken directly from the email I received:

An author critique (the details are completely up to you)



A gift basket themed around your book/s


A collection of autographed books


Coffee, Lunch or Drinks with you at RWA National (if attending)






Or perhaps you'd like to join forces with other authors and donate:


A group gift basket


Electronic items (iPads, iPods, Kindles, are always extremely popular)


Group critiques...

Whatever you'd be interested in donating, we'd be thrilled to have.

As always, we're happy to provide more details or answer any questions you might have. Please contact Anna Stewart at Tinkabela776@gmail.com and she'll get back to you ASAP.


For more information about Brenda's auction, here is the direct link from her website:

http://www.brendanovak.com/auction_abouttheauction.shtml 

So...get involved!  It's a simple, fast easy way to "pay it forward..."

Have a great Monday!
Kathleen