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K8">Monday Night Dinner 004: Getting to Know K8

I never do this sort of thing, but I real­ized this would be a fun way for you to get to know me, beyond the fibro and fibro-related bits of my life.  And, it has an 8 in it, like K8.  And my friend Rochelle, of Learn­ing to Trust, rec­om­mended I give it a shot.
8 Things […]


Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Thoughts

Last night I expressed con­cern relat­ing to Fibromyal­gia Aware­ness Day.  Tonight I will address said con­cern and share what’s been on my mind of late.
After read­ing many posts relat­ing to today, I am reas­sured.  The bulk of pieces I found were uplift­ing, hon­est, and edu­ca­tional.  I am con­sis­tently impressed by the strength of the chronic pain […]


Is it just me? Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Doubts

As I pre­pare for tomorrow’s post and pon­der the aware­ness hype, I keep won­der­ing if we are doing the right thing.  And, to be honest, I’m not con­vinced we are.
I’m not con­vinced we are doing the right things, for the right rea­sons.  In fact, I worry we are miss­ing the point.
I know wor­ry­ing usu­ally proves worth­less.  And I hope this […]


Kate is Back! A Total Deviation…

Daniel and I just got back from our “hon­ey­moon” to Walt Dis­ney World. We’ve been mar­ried over three years, but we never really went away for a hon­ey­moon. But, now we have. And it was won­der­ful. I am sure, when I get the energy, I will write a post all about […]


Fibromyalgia and your Doctor’s Customer Service, Part 2 (or Trying Stuff: The Rhapsody Bed by Tempur-Pedic, Part 1)

Back to my Wednes­day doctor’s appoint­ment.  Con­sider this a refo­cused addi­tion to Fibromyal­gia and your Doctor’s Cus­tomer Ser­vice, Part 1…
I always seem to be pon­der­ing an issue, prod­uct, or the­ory and I often think of ques­tions I’d like to ask my doc­tor (or chi­ro­prac­tor).  I trust their opin­ions above any other med­ical field worker I’ve […]