Getting Closer To Myself

Wow! January has been a really up and down month for me. Honestly, I think that the death of my cousin has really taken its toll. Once I was...

Be sure to check out this week’s awesome edition of Grand Rounds at Chronic Babe , which focuses on (the always timely) issue of women’s hea...

Chronic illness, especially if you are relatively new to it, forces a person to do a lot of soul searching to find out what you really want ...

“I hope you know, I hope you know That this has nothing to do with you It’s personal, myself and I We’ve got some straightenin’ out to do […...

Okay, so the “other things” part is only half serious. Yesterday, I fell in my apartment. It was one of those times that I was glad I was ...

First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone for your words of encouragement and support during this difficult time. They are appreci...

I found out tonight that one of my cousins, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor several years ago, passed away. He would come to Ann Arbor ...

I have never really been “into” New Years resolutions, not because I can’t follow through on them, but because I usually decide to change th...

Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy and *healthy* holiday season and a wonderful 2009! Posts will resume as soon as I am back from br...

“525,600 minutes 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cup...

Check out this week’s edition of Grand Rounds over at Laurie Edwards’ blog A Chronic Dose . Laurie presents her picks for the best health-...

When I read Laurie Edwards’s concept for Grand Rounds , I really wanted to submit something. But where to begin? I’ve only been blogging s...

Let’s admit that we all have weaknesses - chocolate, shopping, others that can’t be mentioned here... Lately, I’ve found comfort in retail t...

I bought the book, “Writing Out the Storm” by Barbara Abercrombie several months ago, but with the craziness of school and everything else, ...

I went to a party Friday night and made brownies for the occasion. It has been so long since I cooked, I really had no idea how this experim...

The problem with feeling better is that it doesn’t mean I’m back to my old self, even though I settle comfortably back into my old routines ...

Wow, I am so behind on life at the moment, so this is going to be a really quick post. Check out last week’s Grand Rounds, hosted by Canadia...

“At night she spreads her wings She dreams of bigger things She floats above the town She sings without a sound” - “She Spreads Her Wings,”...

I had anticipated today’s rheumatologist appointment would be a useful one. And alas, it wasn’t. After taking me almost an hour late – and t...

“[…] I can’t stand to fly I’m not that naive I’m just out to find The better part of me […] […] Even heroes have the right to bleed I may be...