Living well while "mom"ming with Chronic Conditions
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I think it is only right to begin this post with a story. Once upon a time there was a young peasant living in a small village. Every day he walked a certain path, sprinkled oats for the ducks, and walked back home. One day as he was walking the path, a small rock lay …
Today’s recipe of Chocolate Banana Brownies is maybe not quite as healthy as last month’s recipe of butternut squash soup. But it has bananas in it, therefore I count it as one step healthier than regular brownies. Despite the length of the ingredient list, this was a fairly simple recipe. And my husband said that …
Being a mom is hard. Being a sick mom is even harder. Last month I wrote about how to “mom” while suffering with fatigue. This month I’m going along with that by talking about the magical “rest time.” Anyone with children knows that nap time isn’t just for the child. It’s also valuable time for …
The first thing to note with this blog topic is that when I say caring for your caregiver I really mean encouraging them to care for themselves. There is only so much you can do. The things I share today are from the view of the person who is sick or needing a caregiver. There …
I’ve always found it funny how much children resist napping and adults relish the opportunity for a midday snooze. Perhaps the switch happens during the sleep-deprived years of most people’s early twenties. Maybe we just get more tired as we get older. I may never know. What I DO know is that sleep is so …
What is a hobby? Let us first decide what counts as a hobby. It seems ridiculous to define something that everyone “knows” the definition of. But for the sake of those people who try to count chores as hobbies, we will define a hobby as follows: A purposeful activity done regularly that brings one pleasure. …
Close to 10 years ago my older sister invited me to her house for Halloween dinner. We ate butternut squash soup, homemade breadsticks, and sugar cookies. I remember feeling lonely at that time of my life so this invitation and experience had a significant impact on me. Since that day I’ve made it a tradition …
In this post I will attempt immerse you in the sensory experience of being an MS patient. As my favorite Youtube yogi, Adrienne says, “Take a comfortable seat of your choice.” Let’s begin. I have been considering telling you a story that takes you through an elaborate and bizarre scenario to illustrate the odd sensations …
I used to see a therapist who helped me with a few things. One of the things he taught me was that almost all of the symptoms I experience due to MS are symptoms that EVERYONE will experience when they get older. Waking up with aches and pains, unsteady balance, low energy, needing to sit …
A friend of mine once said that if you have a chronic illness you accumulate medical trauma and have to keep returning “to the scene of the crime.” That’s one of the hard things about having a chronic illness. You will always have to go back to the doctor. One of my traumatic medical experiences …
