Category Archives: chronic illness

One more misleading article

Posted on August 30, 2017 by adventurant

I have sent off angry emails yet again to another Author and Editor of an article that was published where Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome was confused with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome. I know that part of being a doctor is to try … Continue reading →

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Discover Challenge: Superpower

Posted on January 4, 2017 by adventurant

via Discover Challenge: Superpower What’s My Superpower? I’m a Mom. Not any ordinary mom. I’m the mom of a chronically ill person. A Mom who also likes a lot of DIY. 🙂 Does having a superpower mean I can leap … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Sincere

Posted on November 3, 2016 by adventurant

We’ve witnessed the sincere pain and agony and despair that creep in, in the times that become to much to fight.
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Emotional October continued

Posted on October 20, 2016 by adventurant

I always felt like we were treading water without being able to see land in any direction Continue reading →

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Emotional October

Posted on October 6, 2016 by adventurant

I haven’t posted in a while, I’m sorry. A lot of it has to do with I don’t know what to say. Then I sit down and the words just trip over themselves to get out and the posts make … Continue reading →

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Don’t tell anyone, but I tattled

Posted on April 21, 2016 by adventurant

As I mentioned in my last post, Chewy (my son and CVS’r) has not been doing well. The inpatient has been scheduled. But, we have to get there. That is a struggle. Chewy has been taking his maximum amount of … Continue reading →

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Let it Go

Posted on April 7, 2016 by adventurant

Did you just sing the Frozen song? I did and I have had to, several time this week. Mainly to keep up my spirits. That is super hard to do when your enthusiasm is tanking. Big time. I have to … Continue reading →

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Telemedicine

Posted on April 5, 2016 by adventurant

You may remember me mentioning the opportunity for us to have a telemedicine visit, here. We have enacted this regimen. Can I tell you that it was beautiful! Our usual rigmarole for getting and having an appointment goes like this. … Continue reading →

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What has been consuming my time?

Posted on March 18, 2016 by adventurant

As Chewy is on day two of abdominal pain (Abdominal Migraine) with Nausea.. that later today morphed into a migraine.. the stress came in like a tsunami crashing into a foreign shore. We all knew it was out there. That the … Continue reading →

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Slow Descent

Posted on February 26, 2016 by adventurant

That brings us to the daily maintaining as we slowly descend and come off our medication of choice, the DHE. Continue reading →

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