For Ehlers-Danlos Awareness month, we are prompted to share our paths to diagnosis for day fifteen. It was a dreary … More
Tag: chronic pain
Owning Her Stripes
For most of her life, she had experienced pain. Pain that other people said couldn’t exist.
10 Years After My War on Drugs
Ten years ago, I began a war against a drug that now takes the life of thousands daily
These Antibiotics are Killing People Every Day
Do you read the paperwork that is handed to you by your pharmacy when you get a new prescription?
A Power Chair Gave Me Back My Life
Walking hurt, so I stopped walking. When it stopped hurting as much, the pain was replaced with neuropathy and when I walked, I began falling. The day before my 52nd birthday, a powerchair was prescribed. I waited with bated breath for the freedom that it offered.
A Bad Drug
When I returned to my home state of Washington in July 2017, my broken, disabled body was less able than … More
Get Thine A$$ Outta BED!
I have written many Facebook posts that started with the quote, “To Stand UP to LIVE you must first get … More
Homeless NOT Hopeless
Quick Rewind In my previous post, Transient in Trump’s America, I briefly gave you a glimpse into a few of … More
Standing Up to Live
… a friend asked me if I had ever tried marijuana for my pain…