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In the Simple Things
I titled this blog “Una Vita Bella: Living a beautiful life in the midst of chronic pain and illness” because that is what I aspire to do, but I have to admit to you that it isn’t always looking...
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Talking to Strangers OK for Those with Chronic Pain
It’s time to renew, refresh and restore the optimism that I hope to share with others who are dealing with chronic pain! This week has been challenging for me on almost every level and the support I...
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The Illness of Wanting
Do your dreams hurt? Mine do. Sometimes it hurts just to imagine the world, the life, and all that I feel I am missing. Do your dreams hurt, or simply inspire you? Is it an illness to want, to want for...
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Bubble Bath for a Bad Day
Image via Wikipedia In my effort to keep up with NaBloPoMo and in an effort to express the deep sense of relief and comfort I felt tonight I thought I would share something really simple, yet very...
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Chronic Pain Webinar – Sign Up Now!
On Monday November 22nd at 8pm Eastern I will be part of a webinar called “Continuing Health Activism with Chronic Pain”. This webinar is made possible by WEGO Health, the social network for which I...
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The Face of Mental Illness
It’s me. It’s you. It’s your neighbor. Your mother, your brother, your best friend. It can be any of us and all of us. I sit here today feeling somehow less of a person because of my challenges....
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My Life in Pajamas
Living life in pajamas has its upsides. Comfort is number one. It sounds really pleasant, like all of those commercials for work at home opportunities that tout “I can wear my pajama pants and slippers...
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Are You Hiding Your Pain?
Recently someone on Twitter posted about hiding pain behind a smile … it sure struck a chord with me. I can’t tell you how many years I acted like I was fine, how long I smiled through the pain. How...
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I Just Want to Be Okay
I feel shattered. I feel broken all apart and as if my pieces are scattered around. Perhaps the pieces are scattered in mysterious places all over the world and it is going to be one torturous...
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Alone in a Different Way
I find myself approaching life in a more solitary kind of way these days. My focus is certainly on more than myself, my kids are at the heart of everything I do, as I am also watching out for my health...
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