What Chronic Illness and Pain Teach About Survival Read Post »
Yes, there is a path forward that takes you to the other side of chronic illness and pain. I used to think hope was something that just happened to lucky people. People with easier lives. Stronger bodies. Gentler stories. I thought hope was a luxury I couldn’t afford—a privilege reserved for those who hadn’t been […]
Why I Wrote Capturing Hope Read Post »
They call it “the suicide disease” for a reason. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome doesn’t just hurt—it steals your life one excruciating moment at a time. When a room-temperature teapot sent my nervous system into complete meltdown in October 2019, I thought my story was over. I was wrong. From Counting Pills to Crossing Oceans Capturing
Reflect on the Past… Read Post »
When you reflect on your past, how do you feel? More importantly, how can you overcome how you feel about your past? As I child, other children laughed at me because of my clothes. My hand-me-down pants were too short, as were the sleeves of my shirt. Both my pants and my shirts usually had permanent
Disease can strike kind and loving people also. If a disease has affected you and you have been kind to others, this allegory does not apply to you. This post only applies to people who became ill and have been unkind to others. Dear Reader, I want to relay some important information to you. If
