There is a Wisdom, Buried deep in my bones, A Gift, Passed down to me, From Ancestors of Old. Today we call it a curse, And fight and rail, We give it names, Arthritis and Migraine, And call the wild Wisdom, By another name: Pain. But, is it, really, Just the song my bones knows?… Continue reading The Song In My Bones (Dealing With Pain)
Category: Migraines
How I Ruined Election Night But Learned Something Valuable In The Process
We had been following The Election - you know, the one billed as the most important in decades - for months. Sifted thru dozens of mailings. Watched all the debates. Read article after article. Signed petition after petition. Seen hundreds of facebook postings about it. It had all come down to this moment. We were… Continue reading How I Ruined Election Night But Learned Something Valuable In The Process
A Kick In The Face
Warning: there will be foul words in this post. I don't use them often, but this is just the final straw. Venting ahead... As you, my friends, know, this Summer has been hell. Things got even "hotter" yesterday with the delivery of a letter from social security - and it wasn't the kind of letter… Continue reading A Kick In The Face
Teetering
For some time now, since the "protein wasting," also called muscle wasting, and unintentional, major weight loss started, two years ago or so, we've been refering to my overall health status as "precariously balanced." When I say "we," I don't just mean Rhiannon & I, but also, my doctors. We are a team, working collaboratively… Continue reading Teetering
This Routine
This Routine is all too familiar. Afternoon sun hits my shaded eyes Like a boxer hitting his opponent. It hurts. I see it coming. This Routine is all too familiar. Dog claws click on floor, Spoon taps bowl, My muscles twitch. I hear its approach. This Routine is all too familiar. Waves of nausea Crash… Continue reading This Routine
Shock and Dismay: Re-visting Tick-Borne Diseases
Last week, I saw my LLMD (Lyme Literate MD) again, and left after spending an hour with her, in shock & dismay. Where neither my PCP or neurologist have any ideas really where else to go with my deteriorating health, other than the "band-aid" approach - treating the symptoms as best we can - my… Continue reading Shock and Dismay: Re-visting Tick-Borne Diseases
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