Life
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August 7th, 2022. It’s just a day to most of you, but to me it’s the day life changed. It’s the day the after began. I had no idea at the time it was the day the after began. I don’t think we ever do. It would be nice if the Universe or our horoscope…
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As I was scrolling through social media, which I do far too often and for far too long, I came upon the image that accompanied this post that defined the word “lifequakes”. I had never heard the term lifequake before, but it immediately resonated with me as it feels like the last 3 years have…
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I have recently been introduced to the world of everyday headaches and frequent migraines and what an introduction it has been. No red carpet was rolled out for me instead I was just unceremoniously dumped into this world. To those of you who have inhabited this world for any length of time, my hat is…
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You’ll notice it’s been awhile since I’ve posted a new blog and that’s because these last almost 4 weeks I have just been surviving. There hasn’t been a lot of thriving going on. The last 4 weeks have just been putting one foot in front of the other to get through each day and get…
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You may have read that title and thought to yourself, “Why in the world is this lady dedicating a blog post to silverware?” Fear not, I promise this blog post is not dedicated to the missing contents of one’s silverware drawer. Instead, it’s about knowing one’s capacity and knowing when your battery is on empty…
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Yes, I had the song “I’m Still Standing” in my head when I thought of this title. I almost always have some song running through my head and right now it’s Elton John.. appropriate choice for PRIDE month. It’s also appropriate coming out of a flare as I am literally still standing.. well, actually I…
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“Write a story that will save your life. If it saves yours, it will probably save someone else’s.” – Sophie Strand. We all have stories. Some of these stories are short, some are a couple of chapters long , and some are sweeping epic sagas. Our stories are a diverse web of our experiences, feelings,…
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I’ve had the pleasure of reading the book, “The Body Is A Doorway” by Sophie Strand and it has deeply resonated with me. Her raw and poignant memoir has resonated with so deeply in fact that there are times I feel like I am reading my own story. My own published and much more eloquently…
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I have written and re written this post several times. It feels like there is so much to say and yet it feels like I don’t have the words to say any of it. Yes, this is a blog about the experience of living with and hopefully thriving with chronic illness, but right now neither…
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My friend I never wanted to be in a friendship with came back last night in one of those smack you in the face kind of moments. She sucks at subtlety and timing. If grief was a human she would be an in your face, brash, loud, stage 5 clinger who would probably struggle with…
Thriving Chronicles 