If you’re chronically ill to the point of being disabled, you’re probably the sort of person that things happen to. This is something that insurance… Read More »Today I Learned.. about how cashier’s checks work
Having crashed and burned in a (for me) spectacular manner, I’m being (ahem) encouraged by many of my nearest and dearest to stop pretending I’m… Read More »Pulling the masks off in pieces
One of the characteristics of CRPS and some other longstanding brain-driven pain conditions is the occasional personality transplants which, especially combined with memory-holes and perceptual… Read More »The Beast
I’m going to give organizing my mental database a try here. The aim is to pick one broad topic each month and cycle through them… Read More »Where to start? Head to toe
This is about the messy intersection of CRPS & the mechanical aspects of central nervous system dysfunction, and dealing with those effects. I’m writing through… Read More »Care of Spines & CRPS
I was chatting with a close friend about a week ago. He’s placed to be on top of current events with a depth and nuance… Read More »It gets weird in here
This is a long one. Grab something to drink and put your feet up, if you want to… In the wildly unlikely event that, say,… Read More »With a pet & chronic illness
TIL (Today I Learned) is a new category that lets me capture the random sh-…stuff I learn while “living anyway”. Today’s fun topic is, “You… Read More »TIL: how to handle legal-ish problems in MA
When I was working in the software industry, the term “fully-qualified” entered my world in a marvelously exact way. The specific programmatic terminology here is… Read More »Fully-qualified human beings
There’s been a lot going on, but I’m not up to discussing it for lots of reasons, but mostly, TBH, because I’m foggy. I’m thinking… Read More »Foggy… and formats