My First Mammogram: Lumpy and Bumpy
There’s a lump in my breast. There’s a lump. in. my. breast. This is a thought that has been plaguing my mind for the last few weeks. I wanted to…
Disability & Health
Anger is Anxiety is Anger is Depression
You find yourself shaking. Physically shaking. What’s going to happen? What are the consequences? Should you say something? Maybe you should rehearse that conversation in your head a few more…
The Joy of Getting a Small Bowel Follow Through
This morning, I woke up much earlier than usual so that I would be ready when my mom arrived at 7:30 am to drive me to an appointment down at…
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis – The Symptoms That Fit ME Even Better
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a loaded term, made up of waffle words that don’t adequately describe the enormity of the illness. For this ME/CFS Awareness Day, I thought I’d…
Why You Shouldn’t Let It Go Like Elsa
I was late in jumping on the Frozen bandwagon. I didn’t see it until I got the Frozen (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD + Digital Copy) from Amazon. (<– I get…