The Chronically Ill Vegan Ballerina's Mostly Holistic Lifestyle Blog
A site dedicated to feeling well and positive while being sick…and the things that I used to get me as well as possible.
March is Auto Immune Awareness Month! Many of my friends have Chronic Illnesses and are Chronic Babes. Us Girls have to stick together. (That is a reference to a friend's book coming out later this year about her struggle with a rare disease.) This is a mini-blog post honoring my dear friend Dani. I've… Continue reading CVS Awareness Day
Hello fine readers of blogs! It's been over a week since I published a post. I had Flu A....and it was horrible. Last Monday morning I started with a body-shaking hacking cough that seemed to blow my ear drums outwards. I helped a friend out with his mobile business and ended up getting him and… Continue reading Having the flu and a rant about mental health
For those of you who have read this in the past two days already, thank you. It was nice to share with you. I am re-sharing this because I published it less than 24 hours before the big Superbowl, and I don't think it got out to too many people. Domestic Violence is something close… Continue reading Resharing about C-PTSD and nightmares
This was the view from my bathroom tonight, January 30th between 5:15-5:25pm, EST in North Eastern Pennsylvania. The evening of a Supermoon....which wasn't that big. And the evening before a Blue Moon and Lunar Eclipse. I plan on waking myself up at 5:30am and watching the eclipse, if I can. I have a sneaking suspicion… Continue reading Super Blue Blood…Sunset? And CRPS.
This is me....expressing myself....to my GI/IBS/Fibromyalgia/CRPS/RSD Flare for the past week: JoAnna's Flair in Office Space . The previous clip is from the 1999 Mike Judge film, "Office Space." JoAnna is plagued by her pieces of flair she has to wear, and as you can see, has had enough. There is a good friend, I will call,… Continue reading Let’s talk about your flare…..
I meant to post this yesterday, Saturday, January 20th, 2017, but I got distracted....sometimes I have a mind like a sieve...enjoy the update. Nothing too spectacular today! Sometimes, you just need to get up, get out, and do something different than what you have come to know as your new normal. Yesterday I had the… Continue reading Slacking on my blogging…
Some major foot pain today with the post-op 2nd reconstruction and the CRPS/RSD pain. My foot has been incredibly cold all day, despite being in two pairs of socks the past 6 hours. And the ones closest to me, those super fuzzy aloe vera-laced ones. After having my awesome boots on for the evening, I… Continue reading I am but a humble mermaid, trying to dance…
So today was the 2nd part of the psychological evaluation for the Dorsal Root Ganglion Spinal Cord Stimulator to treat my CRPS/RSD in my right foot and leg. My doctor was very nice. I can understand the very in-depth written exam on my pain and how it effects my life, that I completed about a… Continue reading Spinal Cord Stimulator, on the way! (Maybe.)
If you are an "X-Phile" like me, now, you see, "I want to Lie." After this week's showing of Season 11, Episode 1 of The X-Files. No, I don't want to Lie, I WANT TO BELIEVE. It's something I even carry on my person every day, as you can see from the above pictures. Yesterday's… Continue reading I want to Believe
This week has been a shit-storm of bullshit feelings of the poopy kind. First learning that my secondary insurance was suspended or cancelled. Dealing with the horrible lady from the office...Her Royal Bitchiness. I've been dealing with HRB for about a decade. And it's never a nice phone conversation. Not knowing the status of where… Continue reading feelings of being worthless…
