the Life and Times of Miss Madison

I don't see myself as a nobody. I know who I am in the eyes of God. I am somebody special, I am an author. You didn't know that? Well, no wonder! Because businesses won't let you know about me!  I tried to let the people of Hanford know they have an author in town. I had my first book signing in a library a couple years ago. Perhaps you didn't  read the paper that week. You know what? That is okay. I got what I wanted even though after the local paper featured me in the paper, no one asked me about it. Let's go back many years ago when I was in high school. Was I popular? No. Was I accepted? Maybe. Maybe not. I got teased a lot. I didn't have many friends. Thanks God, my self esteem wasn't based on what my peers thought about me. I knew I didn't fit in according to their standards. I am an adult now. I thought maybe things have changed. Many of the people who weren't my friends in High School are now. It isn't my peers that is making me feel ...

Hello fellow bloggers, Houston, it seems we have a problem. I decided to visit my googleplus page so I clicked my name with the plus symbol and it gave me my page for a brief second. However, soon after the page refreshed on its own, it was gone. This is not good because as an author I need to share things with those in my circle. Not only is my page gone but so is my profile. What has happen to my Google+ account? Did Facebook conspire with the Google people and  ask them to delete my account?  A friend of mine said, hers was still there. If you are going to say, "Clear cache, restart your computer," I already did. Still he same. I can't send feedback because how can I when my page is gone? Yours truly, Ruthie Madison

I have written about my pre-hysterectomy experiences and how I found out I had developed a non cancerous tumor that gave me several problems with my health. If I had known this 15 years ago, I could have applied for SSI. Truth be told, I didn't have internet to find out that Iron Deficiency Anemia could qualify me for the benefits until 15 years later. So what do I do?  I did what I could and  now after 3 months of seeing I qualified, it isn't because I had anemia, but because I didn't work many years on a job. True, but the jobs I had was brief not of my doing--some were temporary and not meant to last a long time. I had three jobs, but one of them I chose to just receive cash. In that year, I wasn't thinking of my future. I wasn't yet 30 (the age where the Tumor is present in a woman's body) I didn't have internet then either.  It is hard to explain why I didn't work those 15 years--most of the years, I had suffered with restless legs and kept me fro...

 Back in early July, I registered to be a member of Hystersisters.com. It is a support group for women who had or will have a Hysterectomy. The website is filled with all kinds of information for members and even for those who are researching. I would recommend this website for any women going through the surgery or will. I registered because I knew I would have the surgery soon and I needed support. I read posts in forums and hope to get answers for my problems, but what I found helpful was not only the recovery progress thread, but the checkpoints--I needed to know what I would experience during recovery. However, I have found that I was semi-alone. I never experienced a swollen belly as others have. Although I have experienced bladder spasms, fatigue and backaches, I couldn't relate to anyone for each checkpoint. When I had some spotting, it wasn't as bad as others. (Although I had a mini period about the fifth week of my recovery). I found that I was blessed. And why is...