• “You’re Not Going to Get Better by Letting It Beat You”

    Josh Blue has cerebral palsy and is one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen. He was on AGT this year and during the finale, he shared that he is in phenomenal pain. You’re not going to get better by letting it beat you. Josh Blue Oh how I relate to this so much!!! There Read more

  • The Side Conditions

    Co-conditions, accompanying illness, whatever you call them – sometimes the side conditions have more of an impact than the primary conditions. We call it Lyme disease – but that’s not my problem. I sometimes wonder how much the bacteria that causes Lyme is even a factor. My biggest problems right now are spine instability and Read more

  • More Diagnosis’ and Treatment

    I have days where I think “this is it – this is as good as it’s gonna get”. Usually this thought creeps in when doctors don’t know what to do and they don’t have anything new for me to try. Man that can be a depressing thought. This. Is. It. And then suddenly, something comes Read more

  • Never Give Up on Your Dreams

    I saw this post this morning and it sure hit home! Digging my way through sickness has been so hard at times that I’ve wanted to just stop fighting. But what does that mean? Do I just lay in bed and whither away? Would that be easier? No – I’d still be sick! I’d still Read more

  • What If…

    In 2009, our friends were hiking Mt. Lassen when their lives changed forever. Their kids were sitting on a rock wall when it collapsed, rolling down the hill, taking the kids with them. Their eldest daughter was seriously injured and a helicopter was called to fly her off the mountain. As they were waiting, their Read more

  • The Good, The Bad and the Hated

    On the most recent episode of New Amsterdam, one doctor asks, “When did things change? A year ago we were heroes. How did we become so hated?” As someone who has been injured by the medical community at large, let me answer that question. First, we don’t hate you. But we are angry. We are Read more