“Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life. You don’t have to live forever. You just have to live.” ― Natalie Babbitt I do fear
Category: chronic illness
Chronic illness: Things I learned and things I know
I have been chronically more than half my life not counting the joint hypermobility pain as a child. And the older I get the more
Chronic illness: I had the talk
You know my common-law spouse has been with me 22 years. And that means he was there for my fibromyalgia diagnosis. For the migraines. When
Disability: see me smiling?
How A Trump Proposal Could Reduce ‘Happy’ Disabled People A new policy proposal by the Trump administration calls for the surveillance of disabled people’s social
Chronic pain: Achiever fever
The Social was talking to the author of Achiever Fever a week or so ago( here is a review of the book I found if you
A Chronic Voice: Prompts for April
Time for A Chronic Voice’s monthly link up and prompts! Tiring Educating Receiving Giving Quieting This is the month of my birthday! I can’t say
Worrying about test results
I have to say I am a worrier. It is a sport I excel in. And I went for an MRI for the vertigo and
Spring cleaning
You know I haven’t been able to really clean much at all with this vestibular disorder along with the relentless migraines and fibromyalgia. And I
Chronic illness: Aren’t you glad it isn’t worse?
Things never to say to someone with chronic illness or chronic pain Aren’t you Glad it isn’t Worse? I mean, at least it’s not… cancer.
Reflection: eternal return of the same
The thing about chronic illness is that it is unpredictable. We can go from managing, coping, and modestly function to… not. And after these rough
A Chronic Voice: Prompts for March
A Chronic Voice’s prompts for March: Failing Succeeding Pausing Deciding Thriving The idea is to pick 3 or more and link-up with other bloggers. Failing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
A New Psychological Treatment for Chronic Pain Newer psychological approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are guided by the premise that we cannot
Chronic illness: The battle. The quest.
So there is a common metaphor with chronic pain and that is we are ‘fighters’ fighting a battle or war, that never comes with victory
What to do about the winter blahs
So winter here in Canada (aside from Vancouver, those lucky bastards!) and other places can endure a long time. Chronic pain tends to be worse
