Wow. It has been over a year since I last posted. I wish I could say things got better, but I don’t think I can say that. Where I left off a year ago. I had just left the crazy job that was 30 minutes away from my house. I had moved on to a…
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Rant on Weight Loss – It does not change everything
So I am in the process of trying to prove to Medical Professionals and pretty much everyone out there that- weight-loss does NOT take away the pain completely and make someone who is Chronically Ill magically better. In fact. I will start off saying it is case to case. Some people it might. But for…
Rehabbing Injuries-
As everyone knows, I am rehabbing a Spine Injury and a Right Meniscal Knee Injury So, while I have still been on the ice and training (maybe not entirely with doctors approval) I have been careful. Over the past week or so. Since the last competition I have realized that I am losing a lot of…
Knee Injury Update
It has been 3 months since the MRI on my right knee. For those who don’t know the results. You can read about them here. Basically Torn Meniscus. I have been getting treatment for it. Including Chiro/Physiotherapy and stretching it and trying to rehabilitate it. However, there is not much progress. I cannot stand long…
2nd Competition of the Season
About two weeks ago, I did my second competition of the season. It was in Magog, Quebec. Now. For those who know about last season. Know that the only reason I returned to Magog was to get over a fear. For those who do not know what happened. I was not ready to come…
2019-2020 Season
October 11th was my first competition of the 2019-2020 season. Also my 21st figure skating season. Now. Before I tell you everything that happened. You need to read my posts about my spine health to catch up *if you have not already done it*. Basically the results from my car accident were; 5 herniated…
Small Update
So I am still alive. It has been a crazy few weeks. My computer has decided to malfunction. It still is, at least I can use all the keys. At the same time my phone decided it had enough so I had to go out and buy a phone. I got an Iphone XS Max….
Brain Injury Awareness Day
06/29/2019 Brain Injuries are the worst sort of injuries. Why? Because unlike broken bones, there is no full medical test you can do to actually be diagnosed with one. Basically symptoms and ruling things out become crucial to understand if you are suffering from a brain injury. Not only that, when you…
Shaky Mental Health
***WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT/IMAGES. VIEW WITH CAUTION. 11/06/2019-Ongoing These past two or so weeks have been tough. And honestly, I have no idea why. I am thinking either I am just extremely exhausted (Working 40 hours a week, school ending etc). Another thing is, I haven’t skated in over a week because of the injection procedure. So…
Number 8.
Today (June 11th, 2019) I went for my Spine Injection Procedure #8. And of course. Like almost every other procedure I have had, my period decided to pop up. (Everyone think’s it’s related to the stress). So basically I went in, in the afternoon. There was a lot of people waiting in the room so…
New Unknown Body Flares
Has anyone every gotten random new pain locations, and you have absolutely no idea what is causing it? Or even what it is from? So, I am having severe pain lately in many parts of my body and I have no idea what is causing it. The first pain is in my right shoulder. It…
Athlete’s Schedule with Health Problems
So this has been my newest challenge and let me tell you, unlike some other years this year has become a scheduling nightmare. Here is why. My main training location (Les 4Glaces in Brossard, Quebec) has been shut down. This creates my first problem. While I am trying to get better, follow what all my…
Deidre Matthews 