So, this week I have a job interview with a company I REALLY want to work for. And by far, I think I have a chance. It is a seasonal job. However, there are some negative aspects that come out of it. They give you a list of dates you are needed to be at…
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Travelling with a Chronic Illness
As I am heading out in several hours for a much needed vacation. I wanted to write a quick blog about Travelling (yes I’m Canadian this is how we spell it) and the necessities that go with it especially with a chronic illness. I am heading to Las Vegas for a week. Destination Choice: Check…
Fibro flaring, Endo claiming presence, Insomnia winning: The cause of an Adrenal Burnout
Mouth full of a title…Worse living it while your body is literally rejecting itself. It started two weeks ago (Saturday), when I started noticing it fully. I was at my friends and while watching a movie I completely wiped out. That night I drove back home and was over tired. To the point I didn’t…
10 Things doctors don’t tell you about living with chronic pain
Being 23 years old and a Guinea Pig… Or a lab rat, whichever you prefer… I’ve come up with a list of 10 things that Doctors don’t tell you about living through Chronic Pain. Okay. This is one that was already in the intro… Feeling Like a Lab Rat. Living with these conditions you will…
Mandatory Vacation
Work, School, Skating, Social Life…A body can only take a tight schedule for so long before it starts breaking down. Once the break-down starts, good luck getting back to “normal”. …I know it has been a while since my last post. But I broke my body with over-scheduling and even though I am better, I…
Addiction to Pain Killers
Every week I seem to have a theme happening with my posts. This week the theme I have jumped on was addiction. If you missed my other blog that I posted on Monday about the addiction to adrenaline, you can click here. After the adrenaline addiction post was added, I received an email asking:…
Skating my way through pain
May 12th, is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, and for this day, I have decided to tackle one question I constantly receive. Question: How can you figure skate/compete while having fibromyalgia/being in constant pain? Point A: I will throw this out there right away…I am probably one of the more stubborn people you’ll ever meet. When I…
Fibromyalgia: What the body goes through during a flare
Fibromyalgia is one of the stronger illnesses I have been diagnosed with. Yet, before posting anything on the website about the disease, I wanted to wait until a flare hit. The flare has been going up and down for the past few days, but now that it is in full effect, I am ready to…
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