Tag: Missy
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Em”brace”ing life
I made a pun, on purpose! Most of the time I don’t even realize I’ve made a pun until my husband starts laughing. But that’s not why I’m writing this post. Braces (the body kind, not the teeth kind) have been part of my life since I was 12. I have quite the collection of…
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Grief
I wrote this in the middle of the night almost 2 months ago at one of the lowest points in my journey. I had multiple diagnosis via blood work and imaging, but had yet to talk to the Dr and come up with a game plan for treatment. I am in a much better place…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Car Rides Can Be Awful
It’s funny as life marches on you slowly forget things from the past, until something triggers the memory. This week I was reminded how hard car travel can be with littles, especially when everyone in the car is neurodivergent. The first trigger was when my mom called and said she was coming to my house…
