Invisible Illness Awareness

by | Oct 20, 2021 | Cancer, Life

Every day I wake up is a good day. Today I am exhausted. Jamie Holloway has been posting on Wellness Works NW about Invisible Illness Awareness. I live with invisible illness and if I didn’t have my cane you might not think I was sick. But I live with at least 10...

The Joys of Chronic Illness

by | Oct 15, 2021 | Life

Today has been an excellent day. After our walk last night a lot of pain set in…the joy of Fibromyalgia…we hadn’t picked up my prescriptions yet so sleep was hard. I doubled down on my tincture and that helped. I woke up in pain so I started slow. I got my...

Cancer Made Me Choose Me

by | Oct 14, 2021 | Cancer, Life

Today has been a great day! I got my workout in and gave myself a pedicure. I have had several moments with Karen and cuddled with Xavier. I can also sign off on the June financial documents…I worked on July and August a bit too…I have listened to great...

Cancer is Just Another Diagnosis

by | Oct 11, 2021 | Cancer, Life

I have decided that cancer is just a diagnosis, much like all the other ones I have lived through. In fact I took having arthritis much harder because it is chronic and debilitating. I am going to live through this and become stronger…and if I don’t I will...

I Have Cancer

by | Oct 9, 2021 | Cancer, Life

I made two phone calls today. I had shared the news with my two best friends in their preferred way of communication; Messenger. I had thought it many times, cried about it too but those phone calls where I said the words brought me to hysterical tears. It doesn’t...

I am I and You are You

by | May 6, 2021 | Life, Opinions

There should be a difference between our public and personal behaviors. There are things I do at home that I would never do in public. The same with public health guidelines and personal choices. We must own our behaviors and choices and stop being defensive, while...

Here and Now

by | Jan 31, 2021 | Life, Opinions

This morning, for the first time in almost 2 weeks, I had the energy to lay Karen’s clothes out for work, tidy up, make coffee and Karen’s lunch (including scrubbing her lunch box), check email and try to get Karen out of bed in time to grab a real...

Knowing is a Process

by | Jan 5, 2021 | Education, Opinions

This article is based on my opinion as well as information I gained through web series I took part in in July of 2020 called LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency Workshop. This workshop was sponsored by Lambert House, Healing Bridge, PFLAG, PFLAG SW WA, Connect BG and...

Is Your Finger on the Trigger?

by | Nov 7, 2020 | Opinions

If you are living with a chronic physical or mental illness you understand the word: Trigger. It is important because once you know your triggers you can better protect yourself from episodes or flares. My main triggers are: angry people, fighting voices and being...

This Old Sweater

by | Oct 26, 2020 | Life, Opinions, Prayers & Thanksgiving

I am so angry and sad right now. I am thankful too. Chronic Illness is a bitch. She is ruthless and steals good things from people. I am angry because too many people don’t have enough options. I am sad because people I love are losing things that are important...

God Bless Your American Heart

by | Jun 26, 2020 | Opinions

The following article is an editorial. This article is not meant to be fact but my own personal thoughts. Today we are all in pain. God bless your American Heart, we are in mourning, in my opinion, and the anger and fear of what might happen next is very...

How To Be a Fighter

by | Apr 7, 2017 | Opinions

I feel like my whole life I have been fighting. Fighting to be heard. Fighting to be seen. Fighting with Veda and her cohorts. I thought I was fighting for me, but I wasn’t. My true sincere self was fighting to be maintain a self that wasn’t meant for me. My friend,...

Her Name is Veda

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Life

I had to name her because I was tired of feeling controlled by her. By naming her she became a guest I could try to encourage to leave, rather than something that shows up and takes over my life. Veda is the depression that plagues me. She is seductive and detrimental...

The Art of DISCRIMINATION

by | Jan 6, 2017 | Opinions

As Whoopi was passionately letting her beliefs known on The View regarding 4 black teenagers who had live-streamed the kidnapping and abuse of a challenged white student and ABC News interrupted with a Special Report that there had been a shooting at an airport in...

You Know Rejection: Acts 14:1-2

by | Oct 22, 2016 | Opinions

Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the [a] Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and [1] poisoned their [2] minds against the...

In God I Trust

by | Sep 30, 2016 | Opinions

When I started writing this I was stuck in a depraved mindset. The original first few sentences were the basis of this whole article…and they are the only ones that didn’t change… Trust is a two way street. I want to trust that you are not going to hurt me. I want to...

Prelude to Everything I Have Said Thus Far…

by | Sep 22, 2016 | Opinions

I was in the bathroom and as I floated in the bubbles in my head…I guess that is how I can describe them; it is like each eyeball has at least 2 vantage points, some here and some somewhere else and it is hard to decide to be where you are, there was a small voice...

Recovery is Messy

by | Sep 21, 2016 | Opinions

>>>Prelude to Everything I Have Said Thus Far Guilt that doesn’t lead to repentance is wasted. Guilt that is used as a weapon of war is just another mutation that humanity created from a tool God gave us to help build us into His version of us. Today Karen...