Have you ever broken a bone? Whenever someone asks a question such as “Have you ever broken a bone,” I flinch. Why, you ask? Simple. The second I answer it, I feel like I’m jinxing myself. I’m a very superstitious person, and in answering “no” to such a […]
What makes you nervous? Just last week, a medical provider came into the exam room and grabbed my hands. He asked me whether I was nervous as I appeared to be. I looked at him and noted, I was not necessarily nervous about the actual biopsy. Instead, I […]
How do you unwind after a demanding day? I can’t remember the last time I didn’t have a demanding day. Work, plus, medical appointments, plus taking care of the house tend to wear me down. I actually started to write this post at 3 am, and then I […]
What’s the most fun way to exercise? I used to enjoy jumping rope until my knees didn’t. I used to run on the treadmill until my knees disagreed. I used to do the elliptical every day until the pandemic hit. But, what I have consistently done is walk, […]
The last few months have not been great months for me healthwise. I’ve been to specialist after specialist with no definitive findings and relatively little concern from the providers. Empathy fatigue is a real thing out there. However, I will not vent about that any further. Just riles […]
I will go straight to the point. I am subscribed to way too many services. I don’t even have a handle on how many things with which I have a recurring monthly relationship. It’s a bit much. And, I am very much aware that this is the case […]
Pain coursing through the veins Unyielding and smothering Taking over every joint Warping the mind and disturbing the synapses In time, it becomes the pain And in turn, the pain searches It then finds pockets in which to breed It doesn’t hide but it plays peekaboo Tick tock, […]
Until this past pandemic year, I made sure to go to the gym everyday. I love exercising. It’s a moment of zen. Well, 40 minutes of zen. I would feel better and energized. Then the pandemic hit. I kept going to the gym until the last possible moment […]
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not. Mark Twain Eating healthy is more often than not easier said than done. For a period of time in my early twenties I really tried […]
“The training is nothing! The will is everything “-Batman Begins I love working out. Exercise is fun and love for myself. What I loved most about exercising was not the actual act, but the will I tapped into to get on a machine for 40 minutes. There were […]
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