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
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Owning Her Stripes
For most of her life, she had experienced pain. Pain that other people said couldn’t exist.
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
These Antibiotics are Killing People Every Day
Do you read the paperwork that is handed to you by your pharmacy when you get a new prescription?
A Power Chair Gave Me Back My Life
Walking hurt, so I stopped walking. When it stopped hurting as much, the pain was replaced with neuropathy and when I walked, I began falling. The day before my 52nd birthday, a powerchair was prescribed. I waited with bated breath for the freedom that it offered.
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.
Revisiting A Bad Drug – One Year Plus After an Antibiotic Injury
When I think back to my life, just 19 months ago… camping… Something I don’t know if I will ever be able to do again…thanks to an antibiotic…
How Do I Write Out the Pain?
As I set about performing the tasks required to finish my first books, one that is deeply personal, I am thrown back into pondering about my life. I have lived … Continue reading How Do I Write Out the Pain?
A Woman’s Best Friends
Over seven years ago, I met a Staffordshire Terrier who changed my opinion about dogs. I had been afraid of large dogs (for no reason I can remember….but that isn’t … Continue reading A Woman’s Best Friends
Get Thine A$$ Outta BED!
I have written many Facebook posts that started with the quote, “To Stand UP to LIVE you must first get thine ASS outta BED!” or something similar. Today felt exactly … Continue reading Get Thine A$$ Outta BED!
M.E. Slighte 