EM-hmmmm
Last year, I could tell exactly when the fallout from Japan got here, because my hands and arms swelled up the moment I stepped outside.… Read More »EM-hmmmm
CRPS knock-on effects
Reality check bounce
I got a settlement last year of $40,000. In 8 months, it’s nearly gone. I ran through my numbers and realized that all that money… Read More »Reality check bounce
Questing for a strange beast — a laptop I can use
I’m shopping for a laptop. This is not a trivial task. Here’s why: – It has to be light enough for me to handle easily.… Read More »Questing for a strange beast — a laptop I can use
Intestinal Fortitude: a dirty story
Back by popular demand … My crappiest Christmas ever — a comedy. Caveat emptor: This is not something to read before dinner, unless you’re as… Read More »Intestinal Fortitude: a dirty story
Pain Manifesto
This came out of cold chronic CRPS type 1, a debilitating condition of intractable chronic pain, nervous system disruption, and multi-system dysregulation — destroying the… Read More »Pain Manifesto
Considering the end: a new beginning
Mortality is tricky. We’re all going to go sometime, but we are hardwired to avoid the very thought of death. And so we should be.… Read More »Considering the end: a new beginning
Beyond courage & compassion
Here is a link to an article I once would have found moving and relevant to my nursing practice: Courage and Compassion The central idea… Read More »Beyond courage & compassion
A bad day
I thought being able to live would ease my system. Unfortunately, my hands and feet are freaking out and going suddenly, rapidly downhill on pretty… Read More »A bad day
Out of the foggy night: Overmedication and abandonment issues
I was overmedicated on mixed psychoactives (in plain English, my doctors had me on too many pills for CRPS) and, at the beginning of February,… Read More »Out of the foggy night: Overmedication and abandonment issues
Radiation and sudomotor silliness
My hands and feet have been getting very swollen. My hands puff up on the phone or computer especially; with a bit of training, I… Read More »Radiation and sudomotor silliness