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Bravery in Chronic Illness

There is all this talk about acceptance and how many different ways it can be viewed in the realm of chronic illness. For illnesses that h…

A Great Day

A really tough concept to explain is how you can have a really wonderful day while also being in terrible pain. For those who do not live …

Up-Sides are Usually Worth it

While I was on a specific antibiotic last week, I was having major difficulties. The bottom line is that that particular medication no lon…

Appearances Are Never What They Seem

I decided to post these photos to show people how things can look compared to how things really feel . These photos were taken on the sam…

New Symptoms

Soooo I have had some new-ish symptoms lately, but they haven't started to really worry me until today. It is probably nothing. Or it…

Flashback Friday - Bloodwork Cartoon Edition

When I was in high school, I had to get my bloodwork done twice a week down the street from my school. So during lunch hour on Tuesdays and…

Bloodwork - Always More Bloodwork

Lucky for me, bloodwork isn't horrendously painful. Bloodwork is simply a fact of life, especially for anyone who has ever suffered an…

Letting it All Go

After this past weekend, I realized something that I felt was pretty profound. There have been a lot of decisions I have had to make over …

Bitter Sweet but Amazing Day

We had a pretty fantastic day. It was a little bitter sweet... but still a great day. Let me explain. I had an opportunity to sing downt…

Which One is Better?

I would venture to guess that a great many people who suffer from any kind of illness are always on the lookout for a treatment that helps.…

The Wobble Strut

Yesterday I had to go to the grocery store for a few essentials. Overall I was doing fairly well, and wanted to just get in and get out, s…

Boredom Meets Illness

It is one thing to be bored and not feel like doing anything... It is a completely different thing to be bored and want to do things but…

Still Too Much

So I have been really good lately - other than the one day working on music - with stopping before my body crashes. I have been listening …

If You Think it, It Will Be...?

I was reading a novel and at one point there was this line: "When the sweat comes back this summer, 1528, people say, as they did las…

Successful Stop

So I had a to-do list for today. It included working on a project for the wedding, watering the front lawn, and writing a very specific an…

Procedure Prep Challenge

Alright, another weird random thought as I prepare for my scope today: #anotherrandomthought You know all those stupid challenges we alwa…

The Real Housewives

Every one in a while I try to re-imagine shows like The Real Housewives of.. .. for people with chronic illness whose health has forced the…

It's Sssssssscope Time!!

It's that time of year again! I get to binge on ice cream and pudding and yogurt, I can drink loads of herbal tea and steamed milk. T…

Quality of Life

One of my favourite movies - My Sister's Keeper - was airing today on APTN. This movie has a ton of great quotes. One of my favourite…

Whoops - Failed

We have been discussing recently that when I start a project, I tend to BLOW past the point at which I should stop, in order to finish the…

Disappointment

Rj and I had a nice weekend. We were able to attend a friend's wedding and it was a beautiful day. The day itself was perfect, the sky…