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Practice Controlling Nightmares

I woke up again in that 'sleep paralysis' state. Before I had gone to bed tonight, Decker was being a monkey, so I had made him go …

Good Nights = Good Thoughts

After almost two extremely tough years, I can finally say that I have energy.  When I initially stopped working, I was still able to be act…

Did it Again!

Today - again - I accidentally drove to a medical center when I should have been going downtown.  In my defense, this time, the medical cen…

Habit

Today my mom was in town and we decided to try doing a little shopping. She had a gift card, I needed some food for Decker, and I wanted to…

Useless Productivity

This is my oxymoron of the day.  I had lots of energy today! Again! That's two days this week. With all of the energy, despite EXCRUTIA…

Throwback Thursday Edition: Shopping

Imagine:  14 year old girl needs to shop for clothes. The average 14 year old girl would want to meet some friends at the mall, hang out, m…

Little Choices

Today I woke up with energy!!  I also woke up with major nausea, but once I got over to the pharmacy for the king of anti-nausea medication…

The Joys of Medical Phone Calls

Today is my day to be productive. Time to make medical phone calls.  Now, most medical phone calls can be as simple as reaching a reception…

'Easy' Appointment

Today, my only medical appointment scheduled was bloodwork.  Bloodwork is relatively easy. One needle poke and a couple of vials later and …

Busy Busy Busy

Today was an important appointment. Finally got some paperwork filled out by my specialist.  There are a few things that these appointments…

A Religious Optimism

Heard a quote today while watching one of my favorite shows.  It was a quote from the Bible.  "The more blessed you are, the worse you…

That Time of Year Again

March is coming up quickly, and there isn't much time left to fundraise.  This year I am going to, again, be involved in The Power of M…

Appointment with the Immunodeficiency Specialist

Today I had my appointment with the immunodeficiency specialist.  I am thrilled that she was able to get me in so soon in the new year.  Th…

Dream-Chasing

Since we are on the topic of dreaming... And this blog is in need of a lighter post:  There is this meme that goes around that states:  You…

Losing My Mind

Sleep Paralysis: Basically it is waking up (sometimes very briefly) in the middle of REM sleep, and is said to happen in about half the pop…

No End

Have you ever thought or said a phrase like:  "I'll do that when I feel better"  Or  "I'll start working on that whe…

Preparation

It is getting closer to that one-month mark since my last severe intestinal Hereditary Angioedemic attack, resulting in 9 hours of constant…

Bringing Back an Old Habit

I have mentioned this particular 'habit', or 'coping strategy' before. It is the idea that when I feel awful, I take the ti…

New Fun Fact

I found something out this week that I did not know.  In hindsight I really should have guessed this, but I guess it hadn't crossed my …