teaser

27Apr07

For those of you still stopping by, I wanted to reassure you that I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I will, in fact, reappear shortly and update you on biofeedback appointments, medications, cupcakes, visitors, gardening, and the general state of my life with FM/dysautonomia. I can sense your excited [...]

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Spoon Story

08Mar07

I came across this story, and while it is a bit lengthy I wanted to send you to it because it presents a great metaphor for what it’s like to have a chronic, invisible illness. For those of us who experience this, it’s validating and comforting to read about an experience similar to ours, [...]

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the verdict (almost)

19Feb07

So on Friday I recieved a letter from Dr. Silverman, which I think informed me that I have dysautonomia. It was written oddly, so I am left with the tentative feeling that I either have the disease or I misinterpreted the letter. However, this feeling of being in limbo

will be dissolved this afternoon [...]

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blech.

24Jan07

I wanted to write a post a week or so ago about some dream I had, but in the meantime I had 12 million other noteworthy dreams, combined with an unparalleled drop in general energy and motivation (hence the terribly long period of time I have gone without speaking to you, my apologies). I’ve [...]

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Gluttony vs. Pain

08Jan07

I have come to the realization that I definitely use food as a way of dealing with pain, exhaustion, and other FM (fibromyalgia) symptoms. I think I’ve always done this to some extent with depression, but I’ve definitely noticed that in the last few months as my pain has increased and I’ve experienced new, [...]

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