• Mysterious Illness – Videos

    As we close out Lyme Disease Awareness month, I’d like to share two videos that expose the symptoms and conflict around Lyme+ . Mystery Illness: The Many Symptoms – 30 mins Under Our Skin – Documentary – 90 mins Read more

  • Most Don’t Understand – But You Are Not Alone

    I recently joined a couple of Facebook groups focused on specific health topics. My hope was to find help and encouragement for managing these difficult conditions, but what I’ve found instead is a whole bunch of people who are devastated and at their wits end. Most people do not understand how impossibly hard it is Read more

  • Choosing Joy – Every Day

    If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans! Seriously, this was not the life I planned! I’m not much for setting life goals – I’ve never had a “5 year plan”, but I love adventure and experiences – and being sick tends to get in the way of that. I wake up Read more

  • Rejoice – Even Through the Pain

    Yesterday I talked about choosing joy. That’s so easy to say – but it’s not always easy to see how to do it. If you’re laying in bed in pain, if you’re struggling in a bad relationship, if you’re in a thankless job that leaves you crushed every day – you can still have joy. Read more

  • MASK HEALTH CONCERNS

    There is a lot of division around wearing masks right now. In my state (California), the governor has issued a mandate requiring the wearing of masks in public. I disagree with this order for a lot of reasons, but politics aside, I want to first discuss specific health concern for people with chronic conditions. Those Read more

  • Don’t Give Up

    I want to inspire people. I want someone to say because of me, they didn’t give up. Usually when I write, it’s just as much for me as it is for anyone else. Today is no exception. I wouldn’t say the last few days have been great, but they’ve been better than many. So you Read more