Posts under ‘coping with illness’

I recently interviewed two professionals regarding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how equipped the largest town within a sixty-mile radius was handling the issue of mental illness. The pastor of the church I attend, albeit infrequently, told me our congregation was “poor” in dealing with mental health issues, and people are reluctant to say anything [...]

Recently I purchased the book, “Love Poems From God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West” by Daniel Ladinsky. A short attention span like mine, replete with fibrofog, likes Daniel’s page-or-less poetry that is fairly easy to read and comprehend. A random page-picking revealed my very first love poem from God entitled “Hey“. The [...]

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to life. ~C.S. Lewis
Lately I’ve been focusing intently on a mixed-media polymer clay art project that is building up the ol’ muscles ravaged by RSD and fibromyalgia. Every day I wake up, excited to [...]

Recently my blogroll pal Jenny Ryan announced that her blog, “Using My Powers For Good” will officially be changed to “Cranky Fibro Girl”. Her reasoning is completely understandable to me, as she says the person she started out as four and one-half years ago writing witty observations about everyday life isn’t the same person who [...]