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  • If they eye offend thee pluck it out, or in my case it was my uterus

    I had a hysterectomy yesterday. It’s been in the works for almost 9 months, well really almost a year and a half now. When crap hit the fan in 2023, one of the things I wanted was a hysterectomy just so that my period, which has been painful for years, was one last thing I…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    October 1, 2025
    Missy
    chronic, chronic pain, Coping Mechanisms, diagnosis, hysterectomy, Missy, motherhood, pmdd, self care
  • Learning how my muscles work

    Have you ever known you were doing something wrong, but no one has been able to tell you how to do it right? I have, especially with exercise and posture. Last year I went to a migraine clinic that worked a multiple prong approach. Parts of it worked, but one part didn’t, and that was…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    August 24, 2025
    Missy
    cfs, chronic pain, Coping Mechanisms, diagnosis, hypermobility, migraine, Missy, self care, therapy
  • When Pain Takes Over My BrainThis last week, and let’s be honest, the last 3 months since we sold our home and started remodeling our new home, but especially the last week I have not done the things I know I need to do to function at my top level. As a consequence, today I am in pain, so much so that all I can think about is trying to get away from it, and how I wish I could concentrate on the religious class I am in.I jokingly compare my body to a drag race car.  When I take really good care of it, my body can run really well for short bursts of time before it needs more maintenance. When I don’t do a good job taking care of it, it doesn’t go very fast or very far before it just stops. I am grateful that I’ve earned some really good tools through trial and error to take care of my body.  A few of them are eating low carb high fat, weight trying with weights and resistance bands to help the correct muscles to activate, chiropractic adjustments, a lot of allergy meds, drinking enough  electrolytes, and making sure I don’t push too hard and long without a break.  All of these things take time, which I haven’t had to give as I try and make my new home more comfortable for our family and remodel so that my in-laws can move in with us. And today I suffer for not providing the maintenance I need. Back to the drag car analogy real quick. Even if the car is properly maintained, there are  factors out of your control that can cause problems during the race. The same goes for chronic illness.  You can do everything right, and still have a problem day. Missy

    emotionalsupportsisters

    June 15, 2025
    Missy
    cfs, Chronic fatigue, chronic pain, Coping Mechanisms, migraine, Missy, motherhood, Neurodivergent, self care
  • Too Many Glass Balls

    To reuse Amelia’s metaphor, I’ve dropped the plastic balls, which includes this blog. My slow down in posting started by me living in the moment and enjoying life and my family. I wanted to soak the good in not try to process it in words. I had the energy to participate fully in life, which…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    April 24, 2025
    Missy
    ADHD, Anxiety, cfs, Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, insomnia, migraine, Missy, motherhood, Neurodivergent, self care, spouse
  • A Little Bit From My Teenager

    Bug is posting for us today Hey y’all, it’s Bug here for a reprise on teenage life with anxiety. I would like to start with the disclaimer that I am writing this in math class on a notebook to be typed later, while listening to music and still doing well, if not better in class…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    March 4, 2025
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  • Genetics

    Genetics…. The gift that keeps giving. Today I am sitting at the physical therapist with my daughter.  She is here to help with pain from joint instability due to hypermobility. Yay! (That’s sarcasm in case you didn’t know). There are moments as a mother where I feel horrible for passing on my less than stellar…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    December 23, 2024
    Missy
    chronic, Chronic fatigue, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, hypermobility, Missy, motherhood
  • Story Time

    I’m sharing a funny story because sometimes you just have to laugh at the things kids do even if it drives you insane.  My oldest hates sudden loud noises. We’ve already established that in a previous post. One sudden loud noise she struggles with is when her baby sister cries. How does she deal with…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    December 16, 2024
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  • I’m so cold!

    I HATE WINTER! I could just leave my post at that and it would sum up my life right now. I (unofficially diagnosed, because I don’t get diagnosed until I’m dying) have Reynaud ‘s Syndrome. Basically if my hands or feet get cold the small blood vessels in the skin narrow and my hands and…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    December 2, 2024
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    Chronic fatigue, chronic pain, Depression, fibromyalgia, hypermobility, Missy, Reynauds, self care
  • How My Panic Attack Changed My Daughter’s Diet

    It all started on a Sunday morning a few weeks ago. I had an early morning with the baby, then my toddler woke up just in time for the baby to go back to sleep. She was grumpy, I was grumpy and I was flying solo because my husband had a bunch of morning meetings.…

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    November 18, 2024
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  • Goals

    One part of my migraine treatment was to set personal goals for myself. The doctor explained to me that he has everyone do this so that treatment does not regress. Being chronically sick for a lot of his patience is a part of their identity, and when it gets removed if it is not replaced…

    emotionalsupportsisters

    November 11, 2024
    Missy, Uncategorized
    Anxiety, choir, featured, migraine, Missy, music, news, singing
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