basics

Living without hope – tasks and aftereffects

by Isy
October 17, 2014February 6, 2016
8 Comments
adaptation, basics, critical thinking, imp-possible, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

I lived without hope for years. Years. It was weird to look around one day and realize I had no hope, and that I hadn’t… Read More »Living without hope – tasks and aftereffects

Preparing for winter in “Settler summer”

by Isy
October 8, 2014October 8, 2014
activity, basics, CRPS knock-on effects, loved ones, meds/drugs, recipes, self-care

I’m too conscientious a historian to call it Indian summer, when the normally pleasant California shoulder season turns murderously hot. I’m cleaning up, getting rid… Read More »Preparing for winter in “Settler summer”

Learning to stand: t’ai chi, qi gong, and unscrambling the CNS

by Isy
August 9, 2014February 6, 2016
1 Comment
activity, basics, imp-possible, marathon, massage/bodywork, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

About 15 years ago, I studied shaolin kung fu with Ted Mancuso at the Academy of Martial Arts in Santa Cruz. I was outrageously lucky… Read More »Learning to stand: t’ai chi, qi gong, and unscrambling the CNS

Move slowly, stay happy… except when pushing one and a half to two inches straight down on the lower half of the sternum

by Isy
July 12, 2014July 13, 2014
1 Comment
activity, basics, imp-possible, what works

We went to a great farmer’s market, where J got me a ceviche tostada that had to be tasted to be believed. I got a… Read More »Move slowly, stay happy… except when pushing one and a half to two inches straight down on the lower half of the sternum

Define “invasive”

by Isy
May 30, 2014May 30, 2014
1 Comment
activity, basics, critical thinking, imp-possible, loved ones, meds/drugs, mortality, self-care

I was a Registered Nurse for 8 years — in one of the first HIV specialist units in the country, in the only public ER… Read More »Define “invasive”

Acute pain, chronic brain, and naming this ratfink disease

by Isy
April 4, 2014April 7, 2014
3 Comments
activity, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, neurotransmitters

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is the latest in a long line of names for this disease. Some of the older names have been recast to… Read More »Acute pain, chronic brain, and naming this ratfink disease

Threads on the loom: bereavement and CRPS

by Isy
March 8, 2014February 6, 2016
9 Comments
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, kitten, loved ones, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

When I was 4, we moved to New Jersey from Turkey, as my parents thought their kids should get a feel for their native land.… Read More »Threads on the loom: bereavement and CRPS

2013 retrospective

by Isy
December 31, 2013December 31, 2013
1 Comment
basics, loved ones, massage/bodywork, meds/drugs, perspective, self-care, worker's comp

I’m writing a retrospective, looking over the past year. It’s one good way to get my head out of the muddled present. It’s gratifying to… Read More »2013 retrospective

Documentation – a picture’s worth a thousand words

by Isy
December 9, 2013December 11, 2013
8 Comments
adaptation, basics, CRPS knock-on effects, documentation, self-care, what works

Doctors believe what they see.The training they get and the laws they must follow all reinforce that. If they see it themselves, then it’s real;… Read More »Documentation – a picture’s worth a thousand words

On sleeping despite all this

by Isy
November 24, 2013December 18, 2016
10 Comments
adaptation, basics, CRPS knock-on effects, self-care, what works

This is a brain-dump from a recent social-media post. Since the same question was asked 3 times in one day on my groups, I figured… Read More »On sleeping despite all this

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