In February, for #BellLetsTaIk day and Time to Talk day, I spoke about my experience with anxiety. Many of us with chronic disease have dealt with anxiety at one stage or another. There is the anxiety of meeting a new doctor, the stress of multiple appointments, new symptoms, the worry about the future, and anxiety… Continue reading How to Fight the Anxiety Beast
My last post talked about ways that I cope with chronic migraines so this week, I thought I’d talk about some ways that I cope with my gastroparesis, in honour of Gastroparesis Awareness Month . My gastroparesis makes me constantly nauseated and I vomit and regurgitate a lot. I also get stomach pain and severe… Continue reading Tips and Tricks for Coping with Gastroparesis
My migraines follow a fairly predictable pattern. I get an episode where I have tingly lips and legs, and then, sometimes my one leg will go numb. I will lose the ability to speak, and my balance will completely go, so between that and my numb leg, I cannot walk. Then, my headache will hit.… Continue reading Living with Chronic Migraine: Tips and Tricks
A Chronic Spoonful 