Archive for 2010




My Hellish Headaches

Written by on December 29, 2010 Topics: Headaches, My Life

I lose my stomach after almost every meal, and manage to hide it from nearly everyone.  I can make it through a full day’s work, even though the first few hours are equivalent to a push start by sheer will power (with assistance from family and friends).  I can handle aches, pain, stiffness, dizziness, and [...]

Kate Update: Ten Months since Mayo Clinic

Written by on November 18, 2010 Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Life, Trying Stuff

In the ten months since my trip to Mayo Clinic I have done many things, too few of which I have mentioned to y’all.  I will now attempt to right that wrong… Twitter-style… in 140 characters or less.  Stick with me.  I know these do not directly relate to my (or your) health, but I [...]

Pill Popping and Shopping… Round 2 (because failure is not an option)

Written by on September 6, 2010 Topics: My Life, Trying Stuff

I (and some of you) stand corrected.  The pill fob I listed as #2 in my initial pill popping post was a dud.  A cheap, sleek, fairly-feminine keychain, but an awful pill fob.  The lid slides off at the most inopportune times, spilling tiny white pills (in a variety of sizes) all over wherever I [...]

Pill Popping and Shopping… A Somewhat Related Find

Written by on July 27, 2010 Topics: Getting Comfortable, Shopping

I found this today, while doing some Christmas shopping at my beloved Blue Ribbon General Store.  Even though I hate giving up my gift-giving secrets, I thought I would share, as it is somehwhat related to my most-recent post. It’s a mini medicine cabinet, stocked to cover all situations.  From headaches, to sleeplessness and paper [...]

Pill Popping and Shopping

Written by on July 10, 2010 Topics: Shopping, Trying Stuff

I admit, I’ve become one of those people.  Someone who must take her medicine, on a regular schedule, for an indefinite number of years, and yet so frequently forgets to take the medication that makes such a difference on her quality of life. And for this I must pay… in two ways. 1.  By eating my words. I regularly [...]