The Lighter Side of Medicine

So the last couple days have been rough. I wanted to run some errands today but couldn't quite do it... Pain being the primary culpri…

Just saw a commercial today for high efficiency toilets. The opening line was:  "Did you know that you flush 30% of your water usage d…

While at my last Nutrition and Chronic Pain course, a few of us were chit-chatting about diagnoses and diagnostic tests and getting misdiag…

My morning started off okay... I was excited for tonight (I am singing), so I got up and was refreshing my memory on lyrics and what not, e…

I am not quite sure if it's because I did not sleep well last night, or maybe I am still recuperating from the move, or that I have jus…

I met with my pelvic physiotherapist this past week. It was a two hour appointment, but we spent the vast majority of it just going over my…

Went in to see my chiropractor yesterday - first time since before Christmas holidays.  I had been optimistic, since Enbrel is giving me so…

One of the biggest struggles that I have is my memory. I find that in times of major pain and focusing on medication, I don't remember …

Bubble baths are incredible.  Feels like a steam room followed by a hot tub all with a hand picked scent. One of the best forms of relaxati…

A crash: when the body has decided to stop functioning 'normally' due to over-exertion, over-exhaustion, illness, pain, etc... Alri…

It's the second day of the new year and my big appointment today was cupping. Normally I just get her to do my back - focusing around m…

Tonight I feel more refreshed and more calm than I have in weeks.  I did some self-reflecting today, did a little bit of yoga, took my pupp…

Today's topic is the idea of acceptance. I am not simply talking about accepting what you have. Chances are, if you are reading my blog…