2020….. wow you were quite the year. You brought Covid, massive wildfires, and murder hornets. You brought light to all kinds of social injustices (which […]
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Learning To Deal With Life Changes
IAs much as you plan and hold out hope that your life will be “perfect,” we all know that won’t be the case. Life is […]
It’s Okay To Not Always Be Okay
It is okay if all you did today was survive. – Unknown Do you know that feeling? The awful feeling like no matter what happens […]
I’M BACK – A Quick Life Update
Whew…….it’s been awhile since I found myself sitting here looking at this blank screen and blinking cursor. I won’t lie and say I haven’t been […]
Chronic Illness Changes You
At the end of one year and the beginning of a new year, it is only natural to look back. To think about all the […]
I Just Got Diagnosed… Now What??
It’s been months…….maybe years. You’ve been suffering alone because no one understands what’s been going on. The doctors have been shuffling you back and forth because they don’t know what to do with you. You’ve heard “Well…..maybe it could be this. Or it could be that!” However they are really just grasping at straws and making guesses because no one really has any concrete idea. Until you finally come in contact with that ONE doctor who follows that ONE path and found you a DIAGNOSIS! Which feels like you won the lottery for a bit. But now what??
Focus On The Fight | Fibromyalgia
Welcome to Focus On The Fight, a series of interviews that will be posted weekly, focusing on a blogger/advocate, their health and their advocacy work.
This week we meet Melissa, and we will highlight: Fibromyalgia .
Before we dive into the heavy stuff, please tell us all a little about yourself outside of your health! About your family or your hobbies !!
I started to grow my own food as a hobby. I enjoy playing with my dog Toby, watching TV and reading science related books.
Focus On The Fight | Fibromyalgia
Welcome to Focus On The Fight, a series of interviews that will be posted weekly, focusing on a blogger and their health.
This week we will meet Pam Jessen, she has a multitude of chronic condition including the condition we will highlight this week: Fibromyalgia.
Before we dive into the heavy stuff, please tell us all a little about yourself outside of your health! About your family or your hobbies !!
I am married to my incredible husband Ray, and we have one cat named Dorie. Our two kids Troy and Ashley have long flown the nest and we have three lovely grandsons (all Ashley’s boys!).
Chronic Pain | What The Media Doesn’t Tell You
Living with a chronic Illness can be hard, plain and simple. Living with an invisible illness, one that causes chronic pain, is harder. It has become such a common practice for people to quickly judge another person based on their condition or based on their use of narcotic pain meds. It has even become true within our healthcare system and within the government. Sadly it is not uncommon for a patient to be looked upon as an “addict” simply because of a medication that they take. Much of this has happened in response to the media coverage of the Opioid Crisis and how the government is handling the crisis.
Explaining Fibromyalgia in Six Quick Points
Fibromyalgia is a term that has been thrown around for years. For many years the medical profession used Fibromyalgia as a catch all. People who […]