Before we start there is a TMI/Trigger Warning (Menstruation/urine/pain)*** Proceed with caution. These last few weeks have honestly been stressful, and I cannot explain what has been going on. I really don’t know. My body is reacting and fighting something, and I don’t have many answers, but I have noticed something. In April, I went…
Tag: Health Activist
Maigne’s Syndrome
I wanted to share with you a lesser known Spine Condition I have been researching. I am working on doing something with research in the medical field based on what I have been going through all these years but I am still not 100% sure what to write about yet. So as I am exploring…
Body Flare
Hey guys. I was wondering if any of you have had any random body flares lately? Either more pain then normal, or more fatigue then normal? I have been suffering from a bit of both. My pain levels for the last week have been resting at a 7-8/10. I am having a lot of trouble…
Surviving a Power Outage with a Chronic Illness
On the South Shore of Montreal, there is a huge power outage due to a bus crashing and knocking over one of the towers that hold the power lines. Almost 100k people around me have no power. Fortunately, I was lucky because I have power, but two streets away, there is no power, covering about…
Skating and addiction Update
Hey guys, It’s been a while since I updated you on my favourite sport. So… I have been skating still. Not as much as I used to in the past and there have been reasons for that. I went back into competitions last year (2023-2024) season. I did two competitions I believe before I withdrew…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
I am taking today’s blog post to go back to unknown conditions and I will talk about Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Now this one is a bit more known. However, a lot of people are embarrassed to read about this and even talk to their doctor if they think they have this condition. And I will…
Quarantine Mental Health Writing Exercises
So in the past I have made a post to help with those who are having trouble with their Mental Health. Sometimes, it is about clarifying thoughts through writings that can help ease one’s mind. To view Post 1- Click here To view Post 2-Click here Now I know in confinement and quarantine, it is…
National Injury Prevention Day
07/05/2019 Injuries are a part of life. Whether it is a kid falling and scraping their knee. To someone getting punched in the face and suffering from a broken nose. A sports Injury… There are many types of injuries. Some are long-term and others are short-term. Injuries have always interested me. And I loved studying…
Previous Injuries
07/04/2019 With National Injury Prevention Day coming up really soon (July 5th 2019) I thought I would go through some injuries I have suffered over the past few years. As you all know through my recent posts on concussions and head trauma. There is a fair share of head/brain injuries I have gone through. So if…
Mental Health Writing Exercises 2.0
07/03/2019 Since I have gotten such great feedback on my last post on Mental Health Writing Exercises.
CTE ~
06/28/2019. *NOTE* Before we go any further, I must warn you CTE is not very widely understood. There is still research going on in order to study CTE. While tomorrow 06/29/2019 – is Brain Injury Awareness Day (yes there is a post coming then too). I decided to do a bit of an advance post…
Deidre Matthews 