I’ll admit it…I could try a lot harder to stay on a healthy eating plan all year, let alone during the holidays. Luckily, the New Year brings the promise of new resolutions designed to rein me back in from my culinary over-indulgences. It’s chocolate that I cannot say no to, even if my stomach feels…
I never knew or thought much about gout, until my best friend was diagnosed with it recently. The way she describes her suffering during an attack has really made me appreciate the challenges gout brings to the sufferer. Her pain becomes so excruciating, even a bed sheet lightly resting on her toe is unbearable. The…
“Every sickness has an alien quality, a feeling of invasion and loss of control that is evident in the language we use about it.” Siri Hustvedt Thyroid disease first impacted my life thirteen years ago. My diagnosis came out of the blue after suffering weird symptoms that weren’t the “typical” ones. I suddenly had trouble drawing…
Menopause is just Puberty’s evil older sister~ Author unknown Have you heard this joke? Who are the seven dwarfs of menopause? Itchy, Bitchy, Sweaty, Sleepy, Bloated, Forgetful, and Psycho! Ha-ha. Very funny. Menopause jokes are always good for a few chuckles, but not from women enduring the symptoms! It’s been nearly ten years since I…
“Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It’s like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas.” ~ Laura Hillenbrand I’ve suffered, a few times, from the all-consuming misery that is dizziness. Completely helpless, I was reduced to a trembling, bed-ridden lump.…
“A new study found that a mother’s diet affects her baby’s allergies. Which can only mean one thing: my mom ate cats.” Jimmy Fallon There’s no doubt that the overwhelming majority of people I’ve met in my lifetime suffer from some kind of allergy. All of these people can relate and commiserate with the wretched…
“Living with ADHD is like being locked in a room with 100 televisions and 100 radios all playing. None of them have power buttons so you can turn them off and the door is locked from the outside.” ~Sarah Young I remember how some of my friends struggled, years ago, when their children were diagnosed…
“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” ~ Jonathan Swift Did you know that cataracts of the eyes are a very common part of the normal aging process? Even our pets are not immune! My parrot, Monty, developed cataracts at the ripe old age of 14! Yes, as we get older,…
Now that I’m living in an age 55 and up active adult community, I hear more people talking about upcoming knee replacement surgeries or their recoveries from hip replacement surgeries. These folks really enjoy bike riding, hiking, golf, tennis, swimming, and dance classes. They’re not about to stop having fun and resign themselves to rocking…
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude” ~Scott Hamilton I knew months ago, that this January blog would be about Strokes. Unfortunately, I had no idea that I’d be writing it from a very painful and personal perspective. Upon waking one morning three weeks ago, my husband, Howard, realized he had sudden significant…