Onward and downward
My poor ol’ body has been carrying an unfair load for a long time. It does its very best, but the dice are loaded and,… Read More »Onward and downward
My poor ol’ body has been carrying an unfair load for a long time. It does its very best, but the dice are loaded and,… Read More »Onward and downward
Flashback Up until I got the injuries that precipitated CRPS, I used to run about 3.8 miles (about 6.1 km) up and down a redwood… Read More »Morning exercise, redux
My first nursing job was on an HIV unit in 1991. We were in the 2nd wave of the med mixes, so there were some… Read More »My job as a complex chronic patient
In the spirit of this blog’s brief as a “user manual for complex chronic spoonies”, here’s a health update after another interesting year (my personal… Read More »May 2023 on the Back 40
I’m dealing with a mold-spore exposure in my home that’s only somewhat mitigated, and can’t reach a better state until the weather allows me to… Read More »More on environmental insults on a hyper-reactive system
CW: food & size & related topics. Many things are coming together and my soul is taking warmth and strength from the concatenation of care.… Read More »Competing needs vs. Layered needs
Thanks to wonderful people, I’m getting help in my home. Holy hosannahs, people, it. Is. Amazing. My part of the bargain is to get the… Read More »Putting words to the problems
I saw a whole lot of stars last night. Good for the soul, that. I’ve been taking this opportunity to be in the experience of… Read More »Seeing, as in looking at, stars
Yesterday, it came naturally to be warmly present for V during a big event where I stood in for her, even at a distance of… Read More »Update: using adaptation tools
Ladies and gentlebeings, here’s what I’ve come to after a 6 month period of, firstly, a strict diet of tapioca, carrots, butternut, apples, and chicken;… Read More »Low-histamine shopping list and recipes