Hi Guys, Do you remember a recent post when I told you about injuring my ankle in Toronto? If not, Click Here to read. Well, guess what? I injured my ankle again this week. Although it wasn’t as bad as the Toronto incident, it was still pretty painful. Here’s what happened: I was at work,…
Tag: fibromyalgia
Elevated C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Learning about the C-reactive protein and what it means when it is elevated.
It’s been a long time….
Getting back into blogging after a long time away.
It’s Been a Hot Minute
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…
End of Figure Skating Season 2019-2020
So the last we have left off was in St Eustache. Competition number 6 of the season. You can click here to read about it. But if you want a fast summary just continue reading. Basically it was the 4th competition stretch (we did 4 in a row) and there remains to be one…
Hosting someone with Chronic Illness over the Family.
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…
Hashimoto’s Disease
I was getting ready to write a chapter of a book. And I had to learn about Hashimoto’s Disease. So at the same time, I will use this time to inform you guys about this disease. Hashimoto’s Disease is related to the thyroids and having an under active thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is tested…
Holiday Advice not to Flare a Chronic Illness
So, I am detouring away a little from my regular advice and stories. I am going to give advice on how NOT to flare your Chronic Illness during the Holidays. So here we go; Use a checklist. Make everything you need to do a priority. And find out what the max time you can…
Accidental Caffeine Attack
So 8/12/2019 – I am not sure what happened. But I think I somehow ingested caffeine. Or something with coffee in it. While I know I have the allergy I am not quite sure what exactly of the two it is, or if it is both. But after yesterday’s reaction I am leaning more towards…
Competition Number 6
November 30th, 2019 was the 6th competition of my season. And the fourth and final one in the 4 in a row series. There remains one competition (the 13th-15th) before I have a month off. And let me tell you I could not be happier to have nearly two weeks off to heal my mind and…
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…
Two weeks of Insomnia
These past two weeks, since I have been off of work. I have thrown my entire body off schedule. I never realized how important my schedule was until these last two weeks off. I used to be in bed by 9pm every night and asleep almost right away. Also woke up early and followed a…
Deidre Matthews 