1. I’m the same person as I was before I got sick, but now I'm wondering what in the hell happened to my life. After four years I still waffle around trying to figure it out, even though I know the answers aren't there and some of the finest researchers in the world have yet …
Continue reading Five confessions of a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patient
Last week, which was also the four year anniversary of the onset of CFS in my life, I had planned on writing about the ways chronic illness has changed my life, but honestly emotionally it was too painful to even go there. You know those things you want to write about but you know the …
Continue reading Strength, Good People, and Independence…How Has Chronic Illness Changed Your Life
There are people with chronic illness that do not like being referred to as warrior’s; I respect that point of view. In fairness, I respect most points of view that don’t in any way hurt anyone or anything. To each his own, right? According to Google’s dictionary a Warrior is a brave or experienced soldier …
Pain is a touchy subject, at least for people who experience it chronically. Thankfully the human body has an elaborate pain alert-system built in, which most of the time is a lifesaving feature. Your body hurts, you know something is wrong, and to the best of your ability you do whatever needs to be done …
*The quotes are intended to be air quotes, because I’m sassy like that. 😉 I love the United States (US), I really do. I love some parts more than others, so I guess I should honestly say I love parts of the US. I used to also be proud to be from the US, but …
