That seems how my life has been of late with this damn infection...but it is also the title of the film I saw here the other night and I loved it. I don't normally like Alec Baldwin but he was great in the movie, " It's Complicated."
Want to learn more about movie nights here at my old folks' home? Then you need to read the funny and sad and moving and interesting look at life behind the walls of a senior complex. My book is called Active Senior Living and ....
You can order my new book ACTIVE SENIOR LIVING here: http://tinyurl.com/yh9oc43
You know how that works, don't you? Just click on that link. Amazing how many of the seniors here and even a cousin of mine didn't understand how to order... It will be available for Kindle but not for a few weeks.. son Lee will upload it when he gets back from New York City.
Now, about that infection. It is around the feeding tube and I have had this damn thing since the week before Thanksgiving. Was on Penicillin for 20 days and that didn't cure it. Now been on Keflex for 10 days. It is looking a bit better ,still hurts like crazy,but hopefully is on the mend now. A visiting nurse was out here twice this week and says it is starting to look better.
You want a bit of background on the book? I began writing on my blog about life here shortly after I moved in and people were laughing at what I was writing. One of my kids said don't blog it, go for it in a book.. so kept on writing but as a book. Wrote about a full year here, my first year ,from the day I moved in until a year later with all the crazy people I met, some sad things , some very funny things, some touching things and some things that touched me. And some that did not touch me, like the men eager to tell me that either they had Viagra or didn't need it and mind you, these old goats were in their late 80s, to mid 90's.
There is a fan page for the book on Facebook called Active Senior Living. Easy to find and it has some excerpts from the book on it. Son Lee has also written about it on his blog and put some stuff from the book on there. You can get to the fan page of Facebook by typing these words into google.... book by Jan Curran.. and up comes that facebook page plus a link to ordering the book plus a link to this blog and a blog son Lee created for the book, too.
Daughters Karen and Linda sent out a charming little newsletter to their fans announcing my book.. now just waiting to see what son Tod Goldberg does. he always makes up stuff about me, has me doing things I don't do and goes for the laughs. I may be sorry when he goes to promo the book.
Brother Burl Barer put a promo on his blog , too... those are true crime readers and I hope they don't find my book to be a true crime.
I also worry about the people who live here. Although all names have been changed and composite characters created, some are dead accurate and I hope my daughter Karen, the lawyer, will be prepared to defend me if someone decides to sue even though the book is listed as fiction and in humor category.
It's not all funny cus I wrote about my battle with cancer that first year, too, the radiation and all and how supportive the people here were to me. Very loving, just as they are now when I am fighting cancer again.
I hope you will enjoy the book and that it will give you a smile. If your parent is considering going into a retirement home or you have a friend battling cancer or you just want to know what goes on behind the walls of one of these places.. then this is the book for you.
Oh, funny story I got from son Lee Goldberg today.He is in New York City for a meeting of the Mystery Writers of America board and was walking down the street when a stranger approached him. Turns out the man is one of Lee's fans and recognized him from his picture on his blog and the back of his books. Lee was shocked. Neat story.
Had my cancer scans yesterday with the results back to me on the 21st. Daughter Karen will go with me to be my advocate. Will keep you posted.
Now, you go relax. Maybe with a new book??
Great post, Jan! So excited to read your book. Hope you have plans for another in the works!
Posted by: Cara | January 16, 2010 at 07:12 PM
I bought two last night. Love the cover art. Linda is so talented; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Posted by: Ann Erdman | January 16, 2010 at 03:36 PM