The most prolonged, stressful experience I’ve ever had in my life was living through Hurricane Harvey. Because the waters kept rising at night, I didn’t sleep for 5 days straight. I’d be up all night watching to torrential rain come down, and watching the water line come up. I put up everything of value on…Continue reading Surviving Covid-19 when you have a chronic illness
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Being immuno-compromised in a Covid-19 world is terrifying
Being immuno-compromised in a Covid-19 world is terrifying. It’s been a while since I last blogged. At some point I figured that I had run out of things to say and considered giving up blogging forever. Yet for some reason I paid my hosting fees for another year, just to give myself the option of…Continue reading Being immuno-compromised in a Covid-19 world is terrifying
Improving pain and sleep with Physician Therapeutics
When you have a chronic illness or live with chronic pain there are a million products out there that target your illness. It’s hard to figure out which ones will work and which ones will be a waste of money. Which is why I tried out some products for you. I tried medical food from…Continue reading Improving pain and sleep with Physician Therapeutics
Finding comfort when you’re having a bad pain day
Bad pain days take everything out of you. They suck your body and soul dry. You feel empty and destroyed. You try to distract yourself so you can have a better attitude, but the pain is so overwhelming you can’t get past it. You wish you could go to sleep and then magically wake up…Continue reading Finding comfort when you’re having a bad pain day
8 reasons why people with chronic pain feel misunderstood
Living with chronic pain isn’t easy and it doesn’t help that many pain suffers feel completely misunderstood. Here are some of the things that people in pain regularly hear, and why they are incorrect. 1. I know what you deal with now because I’ve had (insert minor ailment here) this week. Having the flu or…Continue reading 8 reasons why people with chronic pain feel misunderstood
What is chronic pain and why is the definition changing?
I am in pain every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. I haven’t had a pain free moment in 9 years. The current prevailing literature says that’s because I’m just being emotional about my illness, or that I’m not meditating enough, or that I just want to be in pain. But despite what…Continue reading What is chronic pain and why is the definition changing?
How to make your morning with chronic pain easier
One of the most difficult parts is the morning when I have to get up and get ready despite my chronic pain. I often tell my husband I have enough energy to go somewhere, but I don’t have enough energy to get myself ready to go. It’s just too hard to shower, get dressed, do…Continue reading How to make your morning with chronic pain easier
Finding strength when you live with chronic pain
I had a moment of peace the other day. It came at an odd time, certainly not when I would have expected it. I was riding my bike on the way home from picking my son up at school. I do this everyday because there are no sidewalks for him to ride on,and it’s not…Continue reading Finding strength when you live with chronic pain
You know you have a chronic illness when
Having a chronic illness isn’t easy. It comes with forgetfulness, fatigue, pain, social consequences, crazy amounts of doctor appointments, depression and anxiety, and big life changes. Not everyone experiences all of these things, but there are certain hallmarks that everyone with a chronic illness experiences even though they may have a variety of illnesses. So…Continue reading You know you have a chronic illness when
5 reasons parenting with chronic illness is a good thing
Parenting with chronic illness is hard, but overall it can still be a good thing. I originally started this blog because I felt that none of the advice about having a chronic illness applied to parents. (I mean pacing is a great idea, but good luck with that when you have children). People who know…Continue reading 5 reasons parenting with chronic illness is a good thing