Heavy Fog
The fog rolls in. It’s thick, it’s heavy. I can scarcely breathe. It presses down on me, crushing my rib cage and compressing my lungs. It’s the fog of pain, […]
How [Chronic] Pain Is Ruining My Life [Today]
I’m having a very bad, no good, terrible day. My pain levels are high, extremely so. In addition to the after surgery pains and the pain of having staples and […]
Unbalanced
I have a lot of things on my plate right now. I am recovering from a surgery, and I’m still not up to par. I need a cane to get […]
The Morning War
I think any person with children (or, you know…a job) can attest that mornings suck. Mornings especially suck when you’ve got two kids that like to wake up at the […]
Better(ish)
It’s been seven days since my operation…one whole week. I’m feeling a lot better than I did in the recovery room and hospital, naturally. I’m moving around a little better, […]
Chapter One: The Red Tricycle {Part Two}
Here is part two of Chapter One. Don’t forget to read Part One, or this won’t really make any sense. Okay? Cool. **** I dreamed a thousand mosquitoes were biting […]
Chapter One: The Red Tricycle
Remember how I wrote that memoir? Well, I still am working on it. It has just taken a back seat to some of my other writing projects, because I don’t […]
Mellow Out
I had my pre-admissions appointment on Monday. I was told I was on a waitlist for surgery and that it could be anywhere from a few weeks to a few […]
Into the City
Yesterday I had a doctors appointment at my specialists in Toronto. M and I decided to make a day of it, since, well, it was going to be a day […]
Tsunami
My head has been clouded with a bunch of thoughts, worries and concerns lately. They feel so heavy that I’ve decided to toss together a blog post about it all, […]