The Lighter Side of Medicine

It is really sad when even 'better symptoms' have to be met with suspicion. With many chronic illnesses come many chronic symptoms…

For whatever reason, my body has decided to take a little sabbatical. It is not as though I feel particularly awful, just tired. Really ti…

Okay, sure, the vast majority of the time, being so tired that you are ready to fall asleep at any moment of the day can be pretty inconven…

Fatigue is most often a symptom or a by-product of an illness. It is not well understood, it is not well-described, and is often serious en…

There is a type of restlessness that doesn't really have a name. It is in between several different states. When you are too exhauste…

I have had dark circles under my eyes since I was a young teenager. I started to really notice them when I got sick (which is kind of expec…

Sleep has always been a bit of an issue for me since I first became ill. At first it was pain and bathroom breaks. I would be up several t…