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Random Thoughts, part 15:  On 7 years of marriage.  Lucky #7 or the 7 year itch?   1. When you’re at the point in your relationship of truly “needing” a king-sized bed, there is a chance that a king-sized bed will not be big enough.  2. Go ahead and get separate blankets, eye covers, and ear plugs while you are at it.  3. At some point while parenting young children, I transitioned from being the doctor who was confused and concerned that a small child could be allowed to swallow or inhale something dangerous to being the parent wondering how the hell you could even know when and where and how it happened.  4. The evening before our 7th anniversary which falls on Valentine’s Day, I called my husband to ask if he could swing by a restaurant on his way home to pick up a meal which I had already ordered and paid for. No, he couldn’t.  5. He came home with a bouquet of red roses purchased from Whole Foods, and immediately  - before saying he...

Is a broken heart a diagnosis?   You run ahead into the bathroom lone,  Stealing a quick glance as you disappear.  My heart leaps and aches, beating fast and strong.  My chest weighs heavy, squeezing and painful. I feel my heart swell when you reappear. Is this pericarditis? Heart failure?  Heart attack? Cardiomyopathy?    You frolic up the roller coaster ramp.  Choose your lonesome seat, scared but determined.  You lock eyes with me as the bar locks down.  Then you lurch forward as my abdomen  regurgitates to my esophagus.  I cannot swallow. It burns. Shallow breaths.  Is it GERD? Anaphylaxis? Panic?    You explore the block on your bicycle.  You look backward and wink and wave, I blink...  Did you leave? Turn the curve? Away from me?  Will the cars see you? Where will you pedal? Will you fall? Will you know what to do? My thoughts are paralyzed. My forehead throbs.  Is it a seizure? Aneurysm...