(Cross Posted on CocoaMamas) She lost her babies because of a what if. Actually several what ifs. “I couldn’t see living the rest of my life worrying and wondering what had happened, or what if she hadn’t taken her medicine, or what if she relapsed,” said Ms. Baker, who has four children of her own. […]
Read MorePeople often laugh at me as I rack up my degrees, from a BS to an MA, and now a JD and a PhD. But now I am starting to think that maybe I need a medical degree too, because I am starting to get fed up with the treatment I am receiving. (This is […]
Read MoreTHE KITCHEN TABLE: Women’s Health and Economic Recovery. The White House urged House Democrats to strip the Medicaid Family Planning Option from the stimulus package. This provision would expand access to affordable family planning to millions of low-income women. Over the past week conservative pundits and policy makers have miss represented and lied about this […]
Read MoreWin a certificate for some healthy cereal! [Written as my kids eat Clifford’s Crunch…]
Read MoreWhat, you ask? Deleting all the emails notifying you of close-out sales and deals from your favorite stores. The Gap, J.Crew, Victoria’s Secret, Target, Sears…they just don’t stop. 30% off. Final Sale – up to 50% off. Appliance Sale. This is the first time in my adult life that I automatically delete. Before the economy […]
Read MoreI’m taking a mindfulness meditation class as part of my treatment. When I arrived, I instantly felt different – as usual, the only black face in the crowd but also considerably younger than many of the people in the room. I was further singled out because they wouldn’t give me a book and CD that […]
Read MoreToday I stumbled upon this article from January in the Times: Drug Approved. Is Disease Real? There are a couple of things going on in this article that are really interesting. The first is a basic question that doesn’t have a basic answer: Is fibromyalgia real? Even as someone who has been diagnosed, I still […]
Read MoreMy day care provider informed me today that my one year old is a fan of “little hotdogs.” I asked her if she meant the Gerber Graduates, which has little hot dogs in a jar, but she told me no, and said she would go in the house to show me what she was talking […]
Read MoreA few days ago, I wrote about my frustration dealing with my life right now. Thank you to everyone who, as my dear friend said in an email, “followed directions.” I think I can talk a little less emotionally now. I finally got some answers on my fibromyalgia (it feels so weird to claim it […]
Read MoreI’m kind of overwhelmed with this fibromyalgia thing and that’s all I want to write about. But honestly, I visited some other fibro blogs and just found them, well, whiney. And I know my posts would be that way too because all I want to do is scream about being in pain and lament about […]
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