August 2020 Linkup with A Chronic Voice https://www.achronicvoice.com/2020/07/29/august-linkup-2020/ The prompts this month August 2020 are Unlocking, Limiting, Studying, Watching, Healing.
Linking up with wordless Wednesday @Blogspot 2020 Summary 2020 Summarized in one pic ~ Toilet paper pretty much sums it up. The toilet paper shortage and this year has felt like its pretty much been in the toilet. Add in a few flares of Colitis and this image is fitting. LOL. Over The Hill Is Not Too Old Birthday 25 $ GC giveaway
I was happy to be able to read and review a copy of Dancing in the Narrows: A Mother-Daughter Odyssey Through Chronic Illness by Anna Penenberg
MAY MADNESS IBD Day is today May 19th. . It is a day to spread awareness about Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A newer type of colitis that I learned about last year when I was diagnosed was Microscopic Colitis. The doctors say that this was likely triggered by use of OTC NSAID’s for pain control. It is also Arthritis Awareness Month and Celiac Awareness Month which are diagnosis I have lived with for many years.
I Am It has been awhile since I joined up with A Chronic Voice link up. I have been having a hard time lately with networking and being as active as I should. My blog traffic is suffering because of it. As 2020 begins I have a vision and a direction I want to go. I just have to figure out my road map on how to balance all of my bags on my back and get there without being side tracked and my train being derailed. The prompts for January are: purging seizing opening revamping envisioning. In 2020…
Saving your sanity when recovery requires restricted activity level This last week I have not been able to be up and around much due to some illness that remains a mystery. During the time my body is demanding I rest I was reminded of prior times of being frustrated at being laid up. Then I remembered this post I had started previously. So I am here to revive it and finish it so that it can help someone else. This way I am not being unproductive while being under the weather. When I was on bedrest during my twin pregnancy…
Welcome to My Spiritual Journey: Mothering and Meditation My Spiritual Journey: Today I looked back through some old blog posts. About six years ago, when my youngest daughter was new-born, I experienced a bout of mild depression. It was not clinically diagnosed: I visited a doctor who informed me that I did not need treatment for post-natal depression, I needed marriage counselling. I still remember that doctor and her abrupt manner. She was not at all helpful or sympathetic to my struggles. At the time I was home alone with two young children and the family dog, plus other pets,…
Check out this post by Chronically Imperfect about being burdened by an invisible illness. Living With Lyme Disease When I reached out for other bloggers to help out with posts while I am recovering from surgeries. I had a great response. Here is the first of many to come featuring other bloggers. I picked out some of my favorite quotes that really resonated with me. “You may see us smiling in photos on social media and out in public. But that may have been all the energy we had…
As an amazon associate, this post has links that I may earn a small commission if you purchase after clicking through these links. Thank you. My 5 Must-Have Natural Remedies in Chronic Pain Relief With severe arthritis, I am almost always in pain. I now have microscopic colitis so can not take NSAID’s for pain relief so had to find more natural remedies. I have had surgery on my hand and a complete knee replacement. I am preparing for a partial knee replacement. After multiple surgeries and continuing pain, I am always looking for relief. Here is how I have…
