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Showing posts with label chronic illness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chronic illness. Show all posts
Saturday, March 7, 2015

The Fibromyalgia Perplex Comments by C.S. Choe

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Ok, here we go!  This is a comment that may get this discussion/debate going in reference to C.S. Choe's comments on The Fibromyalgia Pe...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Number One Question: What helps make you feel better?

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In all my computer travels through blogs, Facebook and Twitter people ask, "What is it that makes you feel better?"  That's a ...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Hope isn't a passive phenomenon . . . Make hope happen!

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Image from ShaneLopez.com Life isn't a spectator sport.  If you really want to live life you must immerse yourself totally in the ex...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

A hair loss remedy discovered accidentally

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Before I talk about what I discovered I would like to begin by saying this blog is not a substitution for medical advice and I am in no way ...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Why are some people with fibromyalgia so angry?

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Life is full of difficult days, heartache, tough times, sad moments . . . I guess that's how we know when we are having good days, eupho...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

We are only human and that's a good thing

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Being human is quite a rollercoaster ride: we have lots of ups and lots of downs.  The difficulty with a chronic illness is it seems as thou...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The nuance of attitude

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Ozzie Osbourne with his son Jack When I first got sick with fibromyalgia and I was dealing with the pain of an injury and two back-to-ba...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Anxiety . . . controlling a silent beast

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Anxiety is a beast that is ever present in people's lives.  Anxiety is the energy that helps people perform on stage or give a speech...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Stealthy stress is ready to pounce!

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Well, here we go again.  Here come the holidays and I am already somewhat dreading the season, because I'm not sure how I'm going ...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The anatomy of hope . . .

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What gets you out of bed every morning and gives you enough energy to make it through the day ever since the day you were born?  What feed...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

Coping with a chronic, invisible illness

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I frequently read other fibromyalgia blogs and a recurring theme is the frustration that others don't understand this illness.  After al...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

People with a chronic illness are at higher risk for Influenza

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The Influenza vaccine has always been under fire.  For some reason the Influenza vaccine has been blamed for numerous maladies and most re...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Life is an adventure . . . don't miss a single moment!

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A monsoon rain storm backlit by the sun I was thinking about all the ups and downs in life and my tendency to categorize every life even...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Quest for Competent Medical Care

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Having worked in the medical field I have seen quite a contrast in care over the years.  My experience growing up and then the early years w...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

A Warrior Spirit Challenged

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Claw marks on the Aspen tree I am always interested in wildlife that resides around my house.  After moving in our new home I have heard...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Advocating for yourself with complex, chronic illness PART 3 - Sharing a common language

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In healthcare the number one reason that an error is made is a breakdown in communication.  My personal experience with the English langua...