For the past 69 days, I’ve been sharing a countdown in coordination with a count up of days. The countdown is for the first surgery that is planned for this … Continue reading A Chronic Pause
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Zebra Wrangling: Managing those pesky symptoms
In late summer 2018, I took a trip with my mother to Entwistle, Alberta, in Canada where her mother was born. It had been over a year since I had … Continue reading Zebra Wrangling: Managing those pesky symptoms
My Path to Diagnosis
For Ehlers-Danlos Awareness month, we are prompted to share our paths to diagnosis for day fifteen. It was a dreary winter day, normal and rainy like a typical December day … Continue reading My Path to Diagnosis
A Balm for the Bruises and Bends
I have made no secret of the fact that I endure a considerable amount of pain in relation to my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and the subsequent antibiotic injury. How do I manage my Ehlers-Danlos? That … Continue reading A Balm for the Bruises and Bends
10 Years After My War on Drugs
Ten years ago, I began a war against a drug that now takes the life of thousands daily
Writing About Cannabis on Odyssey
In the last month I have been sharing articles about the evolution of my chronic pain treatment as well as what a fellow-traveler (and cannabis patient) has learned walking to Seattle from San Diego.
Homeless NOT Hopeless
Quick Rewind In my previous post, Transient in Trump’s America, I briefly gave you a glimpse into a few of my choices and my current circumstance. The feedback I received … Continue reading Homeless NOT Hopeless
Standing Up to Live
… a friend asked me if I had ever tried marijuana for my pain…
Revisiting the Road
When I left everything I knew on that binary moment, October 10, 2010, I had no idea what or who I would meet across the country.
M.E. Slighte 