Imagine a woman whose throat bears the scar of the night that her husband first showed her how far he would go with his blade and his hand and his rage. Now imagine still hiding, near sixty years age. That woman is me. And I built a new name, a new life, a […]
Readers, are you living with CRPS or chronic pain? I offer you hope, practical strategies, and proof that recovery is possible when doctors give up. If You’re Reading This, You Know Pain Maybe you’re fighting Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, or chronic illness that steals your life one second at a time.
Writing a Book While Managing Chronic Illness Read Post »
Here’s the truth about creating Capturing Hope: From Pain’s Deepest Prison to Freedom’s Dawn: writing became my survival strategy, not despite my chronic pain, but because of it. When Your Body Becomes the Enemy Living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome—the suicide disease—means every day is a negotiation with a body that interprets room-temperature objects as
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
