I recently did a Blog Post about; Holiday Advice not to Flare a Chronic Illness. Well, now if you are hosting someone with Chronic Pain or Chronic Illness, I am going to give you some tips on how to handle those who are suffering. If the person cannot stay long, or have to cancel last…
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Aquagenic Urticaria
So this post, will go under the unknown conditions. Which is something, I am using to inform my readers about on unknown medical conditions. Aquagenic Urticaria. What is it? Well, it is a rare disease. It is an allergic reaction when someone comes into contact with water. It does not matter if the water is…
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…
Avoiding Burnout
I have been close to having another Burnout. And for some reason it is always at the same(ish) times of the year. September/October and goes a bit into November. Now. I was able to control this one. And I lasted a lot longer then I would have thought. I was so tired. But I…
November 23rd, 2019 Competition
Competition Number 5 was on November 23rd, 2019. This time my (dance) coach and I headed out to the middle of nowhere to get a second opinion. It was in Farnham. So legit an arena in the middle of the bush. Now, this week. I have been having severe pain with my knees. While I…
Invitation #4
November 15th 2019. I am a little late with this one. It has been a crazy few weeks. But Invitation #4 happened. So basically I worked from 6-2 that day. And then I went to the arena and had a dance lesson with my coach. During the lesson, we were not sure if my other…
MRI Results-
So, remember on August 31st when I went in at 10pm for an MRI on my right knee? Well, two months later and I finally have the results. So…brace yourselves. I have a Longitudinal and Horizontal tear through the lateral meniscal anterior horn which extends into the anterior root ligament. Alongside that there is a…
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…
I need help.
My season started two days ago. And by started, I mean the first of MANY competitions of the season. Like, it is overwhelming by the amount I will be doing in such a short span. While the competition itself went great (and there will be an upcoming post about that soon). I am suffering from…
1 Year without Coffee
So, it has officially been a year that I cut coffee out of my life and pretty much all caffeine. The only caffeine I have is when I drink tea and normally it is a 1/5 star on the caffeine rating. Over the years I used to abuse coffee. Sometimes I would put double shots…
Back in Action
I got a new computer. I will go see if my mac can be fixed. However, it seems to be a problem with the keyboard getting wet. And I believe that happened when I did a post at the beach. But I have a good alternative and it will at least get me through this…
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