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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
At the beginning of March in 2015 I woke up to a strange sensation. The right half of my body was numb. I continued living life as normal: going to my college classes, participating in social events, and exercising. Two weeks later I went to the doctor and in order to eliminate “the serious stuff” …
