Hey everyone! If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ve probably seen this absolutely incredible TED talk by Dr. Elliot Krane, on the nature of chronic pain. It is seriously one of my favorite things to watch. Chronic pain is terrible, but it’s always so hopeful to me to keep track of how much we’reContinue reading “A groundbreaking new study paves the way for future treatments for fibromyalgia”
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Piecing it together
Well, this has certainly been a strange year for me and weird medical problems (may I remind you of my one week of temporary paralysis, following a chiropractor visit back in May). It turns out that, apparently, my last post announcing that I’d been diagnosed with mast cell activation syndrome may have been a bitContinue reading “Piecing it together”
I didn’t need one more thing to write about.
If you follow my Facebook page, you may have already seen the news… Yesterday I was diagnosed with something called mast cell activation syndrome. It’s taken me a long time to figure out what’s been going on. It all started with a severe allergic reaction back in August. Unlike most people who experience a severeContinue reading “I didn’t need one more thing to write about.”
Heat, Fibromyalgia, & Central Sensitivity Syndrome (or, why I can’t handle being hot!).
Hi! So.. I try to keep the posts on my blog mostly cheerful. I always want my blog to be a place that reflects a sense of hope and healing, where people can come to feel uplifted. But… I also blog to share my truth with people, and to connect. And the truth is thatContinue reading “Heat, Fibromyalgia, & Central Sensitivity Syndrome (or, why I can’t handle being hot!).”
The thing I was most embarrassed to write about
Technically, I suppose it’s bad form to brag about how much traffic you’ve been getting on your blog. However, I feel like it’s a little different when a positive message comes with the bragging, so I wanted to share some of my updates with you all. I’ve come so far from where I was whenContinue reading “The thing I was most embarrassed to write about”
