How Did I Get So Lucky? (article)

Somehow I got the 'lucky' card in the health department. Somewhere in my genes I ended up with the crapshoot of everything. I do kno...

Ailments and Their Add-ons (article)

You get one ailment, and it always seems to bring along its 'friends'. A few examples are cancer with chemotherapy causes digestive ...

Its Not All Peaches And Roses (article)

Life as an unhealthy person is not all peaches and roses.... Wednesday I wrote about Claire the amazing woman with CF who is full of energy...

My Health Complicates Everything (article)

I have too many ailments. Combined they interact and cause all kinds of problems. Normal people can have knee problems and then surgery to f...

Once Upon A Time, I Was A Healthy Person (article)

I have many friends who, after cancer, get back to their old lives for the most part. I'm not talking about that 'new normal' bu...

Finding Good Medical Resources (article)

This always amazes me. People get diagnosed with a medical ailment and then don't use the good medical resources available. If you need ...

Am I or Will I Get Better? (article)

I get asked often, am I getting better? Have any of my doctors found a miraculous treatment for me? The answers are and always will be a big...

I Was Thinking (article)

I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't spend time thinking because it can cause all sorts of problems. I know. I should stop spending so much...

Being High Risk (article)

Normal people get exposed to something and they get told 'call us if there are any changes in whatever it is that is bothering them'...

Managing Weird Symptoms (article)

So we all get these weird feelings sometimes. Something starts aching, or tingling, or twitching, or pinching, or just not feeling right. We...

Call me Ms. Grumpy (article)

I am very grumpy these days. I think part of it is juggling my medical issues. But its also that I have been dealing with a lot of pain, and...

Cost of Exertion (article)

I read an article over at Rheumatoid Arthritis.Ne t on the cost of exertion . What is the cost of exertion you ask? Basically, if you run a ...

Stop Hiding From The Holidays With Ailments (article)

Yesterday I posted a list of a holiday to dos : Be present, don't buy presents Wrap someone in a hug, instead of wrapping gifts Send lov...

Holidays with Ailments (article)

Healthy people have a holiday celebration and they do things like: cook, socialize, eat, socialize, eat more, socialize more, eat more, soci...

My Body Needs A Pep Talk (article)

I saw my rheumatologist yesterday and she was impressed with how much is going on with me medically these days and none of it was related to...

Today is Better Than Yesterday (article)

By the end of yesterday, I was beyond stressed. Let's see why was I stressed: I have been feeling like crap because of the bump on my he...

Back and Forth (article)

Adding to yesterday's post on the evil voice, I can go weeks, even a few months, and feel that I am doing okay and I am in status quo of...

I Have Learned (article)

Unfortunately because of my health I have learned a lot about dealing with doctors and ailments. Its the one thing I can still do. Someone I...

I Am No Longer A Morning Person (article)

I used to be a morning person. Really. In junior high and high school I would even get up and go ice skating for an hour or two before schoo...

Annual Physical (article)

I am just fine. I am damn happy. And perky! And feeling no pain. No that's a big fat lie. I have a lot of pain. I ran out of steam yeste...