The Lighter Side of Medicine

Finding ways to improve symptoms is tricky. With medications, you have side effects, unwanted symptoms, reactions, and sometimes there are…

Migraines are one of the worst and most all-encompassing episodes I have ever dealt with. If you catch them early enough, you can avoid the…

Sleep issues are normal for anyone with chronic illness. They can range from too much sleep, not enough sleep, insomnia, nightmares, halluc…

Exhaustion is an enormous part of being ill on a regular basis. Not only are you always trying to feel better, but your body is constantly …

I don't even know why I cannot sleep. I did not sleep well last night either and nearly fell asleep standing up this afternoon. I resi…

I am not quite sure why, although I have a general theory, but I find that the more I watch, read, or listen to scary stories, the fewer n…

Since I was 14, when I was diagnosed first with Ulcerative Colitis, I have had a ton of sleep issues. Back and forth between two extremes,…

Last night I got a few hours of RESTFUL sleep!!!! I am still lying in bed (nearly 3:30 in the afternoon), and I still feel grossly fatigue…

Up at 4am. Tomorrow I am doing my annual live-streaming concert. I am super excited about it but also pretty nervous. I currently have so…

There is a bright side to experiencing a night without sleep. There are a few things going on: I have a major j-pouch flare-up, I have bee…

I had very strange dreams last night. Crazy dreams. One was kinda good, one was weird and bad but not anywhere near night terror kind of ba…