Stirring civic engagement
This morning Mama and I got up very early and tried to attend a local Town Hall meeting with our federal and state representatives. About 2,000 of our neighbors had […]
Day of recovery
It was a great day in that we did nothing. No appointments or errands, no calls, no Facebook, nothing. It was just what I needed and it was awesome in […]
Love of Paisley
About two months ago, we adopted the newest (and very adorable) member of our family, Paisley. Our connection with this sweet girl was immediate and we fell madly in love. She’s our […]
My first standing shower in a year
For the first time in about a year I took a shower standing up today. This may not seem like a very big deal to plenty of people, but this […]
Our lovely new face masks
Today we were thrilled to receive a package from an Etsy store we love in Canada: Our beautiful new face masks! I’d ordered one of these pleated, adjustable beauties late last […]
The perfect poem
Tonight I got a text from Mama telling me to check my email. She came across a poem while reading her novel, and she wanted to share it with me. […]
Graduating Biofeedback
Today I finished a series of 12 Biofeedback appointments in an effort to relieve my chronic migraine pain. I was very skeptical at first, but my migraines were so severe […]
A friend who gets it
The approaching anniversary of my chronic illness diagnosis has had me in a funk lately. It’s brought up a lot for me — ranging everywhere from relief and hope to anger […]
My ladybug Buzzy buddy
As a lifelong needle phobic, having to give myself a daily injection has been a real challenge. The very best trick I’ve found to reduce the pain is to use […]
Life-saving medication
Today I picked up a life-saving medication from the pharmacy. I have been on it for the last 11 months and without it I would die. I have Autoimmune Pernicious Anemia, […]
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