‘Everyone will get used to it but me’ This is a fact. Pain is always new to us. It is a constant experience for us.
Month: January 2015
“We are too able to be disabled or too disabled to matter.”
I made this image for the Migraine Misfits group I admin and no truer words have ever been said. “We are too able to be
Glorious moments we can win from the pain
Okay, embracing life is a complicated thing when compromised by a boatload of pain. However, it is very true that time will pass and with
Patients with fibromyalgia had worse cognitive function than those with rheumatoid arthritis
According to a presentation at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting people with fibromyalgia had a median rating for cognitive function that is significantly
Insurance company tossed me off a cliff.
Living with chronic illness means dealing with a lot of uncertainty. We have to deal with the changes in our health that impact all aspects
The stigma of the lazy
In the poster I created I confronted this stigma that chronically ill people are just lazy. We do not do enough to help in our
Poem: Window to the Soul
My most recent chronic illness inspired poem. Window to the Soul Beneath this wall A pit of suffering Hidden from all, Blinding and writhing
Who I am Without Pain
I like to think I know who I am, but when you think of all the fatigue, brain fog, neurological symptoms, and pain that comes
Uncalled for vertigo
I have been going into the city three times a week now for a few weeks. Mondays for a pain class; teaching techniques to
Not my life
This sort of reflects my current mood. It wasn’t my day. My week. My month. My year. My life. God damn it. You come to
Migraines and Migraine Overuse Headache state… as common as stated?
Medication Overuse Headache: Inaccurate and Overdiagnosed However, the entity “medication overuse headache” (MOH), as defined in the article, is misleading and inaccurate. Current diagnostic
Costochondritis and fibromyalgia
It turns out one of my physio exercises is giving me chest wall pain. It is a pain called Costochondritis. When I first developed
Poem: A Whisper Away
A Whisper Away Just a whisper away Pain’s hidden tears Smiles with edges that fray Silence weighs the fears Pain’s hidden
