On the road again
I used to run between 3 and 12 miles, 3 to 5 times per week. Not so much because I wanted to be One Of… Read More »On the road again
CRPS knock-on effects
Aw, nuts!
While I was mulling the constancy of nausea and yuckiness, looking for a reason more useful than “it’s winter”, I realized I had relentless cascades… Read More »Aw, nuts!
On trauma in central nervous system sensitization* & dysautonomia
I’ve been mulling this for years and occasionally blog it on a case-by-case basis: Handling bereavement (with digressions): https://livinganyway.com/wp/2014/03/08/threads-on-the-loom-bereavement-and-crps/ An anxiety toolkit I came up with for myself: https://livinganyway.com/wp/2016/01/27/handling-anxiety-and-its-obnoxious-little-friends/… Read More »On trauma in central nervous system sensitization* & dysautonomia
Start with, “Never give up. Never surrender.”
“Never give up. Never surrender.” -attributable to: Leonidas of Sparta, Jael the wife of Heber, Alexander the Great, Queen Boudicca, Mary Magdalen, the Prophet Mohammed,… Read More »Start with, “Never give up. Never surrender.”
Isy’s guidelines for taking care of relationships when it’s imp-possible to have them
Relationships can be so fraught! Add to that a disease nobody understands without years of serious effort; unbelievable pain; weird deficits (sound volume? Vibration? Time… Read More »Isy’s guidelines for taking care of relationships when it’s imp-possible to have them
My gut has a mind of its own
I take good care of my brain. I work hard at learning more all the time about how to support and foster it in spite… Read More »My gut has a mind of its own
The third toughest job
While I’ve been absent from the blogosphere, I’ve been pushing the rock of life further uphill. I’m cautiously optimisitc about getting it to the top… Read More »The third toughest job
Battle for the Brain
It’s been a crazy winter, even for New England. Those of you with pain syndromes know what that means: changeful weather means unstable pain neurology… Read More »Battle for the Brain
Fixing the brakes
Interesting week here. A dear friend is embroiled in one of those ghastly legal tangles where the vultures are rigged to win. I’m the key… Read More »Fixing the brakes
Make room for joy, especially when it isn’t easy
I’m an old ER nurse so please, trust me when I say that nobody gets a guarantee with this life. Nobody really knows what’s next,… Read More »Make room for joy, especially when it isn’t easy