Anger and Chronic Pain
It has been quite some time (8 years) since I previously wrote on this topic. I had noticed at the time that these terms were common search terms leading people…
It has been quite some time (8 years) since I previously wrote on this topic. I had noticed at the time that these terms were common search terms leading people…
I never planned on being a single parent, but it happened. I love my children and I cannot imagine my life without them. But parenting alone is hard, and there…
I wanted to cry. I wanted to scream. I wanted to breathe normally. But I can’t do any of these things. I just sat there and wallowed in my pain. …
Right now is especially hard on those of us who are sick already. The safety nets that each person has – medical care, social support, financial security, and access to…
The biggest change in my life that followed my fibromyalgia diagnosis was leaving my career because I just physically could not keep up any longer with the demands of the…
This piece has been entered in the Patients Have Power Writing Contest run by Clara Health designed to raise awareness about clinical trials. “It’s a USB port for your brain,…
During my 20s, I spent a lot of time and effort trying not to get pregnant. I used pills, patches, and IUDs, coped with side effects, sat for hours in…
When I got the results of my adrenal function test, I found the explanation for my daily energy and fatigue cycle. This test measures the functioning of your adrenal glands,…
Can probiotics help treat fibromyalgia? Despite all the research being done on friendly gut bacteria, there are actually no studies to date that directly answer that question. But when you…