• The start of a blog!

    I’ve been sitting here trying to figure out something clever to say for my first blog post and I finally decided I’d just start with – “This is my blog”. My husband encouraged me to start this for 2 reasons: 1.)  To create a record of my illness journey 2.)  To share with others our Read more

  • My symptomatic journey

    About 8 years ago, I began a journey that has led to the start of this blog. I love to write, but that’s not the only reason I’m here. Over the last year, I have seen a lot of doctors trying to figure out what’s wrong with me. I’ve scoured the internet researching and looking Read more

  • 5

    My mind swirled all day with things I wanted to write.  I tried to put my thoughts down on paper (well, on Word) but it just didn’t come together quite the way I meant it to.  The one thing about this sickness that frustrates me the most is the brain thing – the fog, the Read more

  • Feb 25 – Low Back Pain

    There are 3 specific pains that can send me to the ER. Headaches – these are bad – narcotics don’t touch them – they usually only relieved by an IV cocktail of steroids, benedryl and a couple other meds. Neck pain and stiffness – while this is typically accompanied by a headache, it is very Read more

  • Doctors Don’t Know

    A couple months ago, I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I needed to throw up. As I made my way to the bathroom, I began to feel dizzy – more like drunk, even though I’d had no alcohol or medication. I returned to the bedroom and began to feel intense Read more

  • Shots!

    About 8 years ago, one of our horses was injured and needed daily medication, which included shots twice a day. Guess what – doctors don’t come give shots to horses twice a day. They leave the medication with the horse’s owner, who then gives the horse the shot. So – I pulled up my big Read more