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…

Driving with a Concussion-Driving under the Influence

06/30/2019 I read a new study. Basically it is based on Concussions. Yes, I know. A topic I over empathize. But it is a topic I am close too. So the topic discussed, “Driving with a Concussion is being compared to Driving under the Influence.” Now, I remember suffering from several concussions. Two of which…

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…

Day 1 of Summer Training

25/06/2019 – Tuesday. I started my new season 2019-2020 season. I am so excited to start the season. However, I know there are a lot of complications that are about to bump ahead. Complications with the actual sport:  Arena locations. Arena times for skating. Coaches schedules My schedules Complications with my health:  Fibro affecting. Endo…

Avoiding Burnout

06/23/2019~ I am on the verge of burning out. I don’t know if it is because of my adrenal glands malfunctioning once again. Or if I am just overworking myself. The main Burnout symptoms are; Anxiety Headaches Lack of sleep Fatigue An increasingly cynical outlook on life and work If anyone read my previous post…

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…

Calming Down Under Stress

So lately, I have been under a shit load of stress. It’s gotten to a point I have no idea how to handle all the stress. And now, while I am still learning about it myself I will try and use what I am finding that works and doesn’t work with all of you guys….

Urticaria

06/17/19 – As you know, I saw an allergist today. For a follow-up on that appointment you can click here.  But summary, I was diagnosed with Chronic Urticaria. So what is Chronic Urticaria? When your skin breaks out in hives (red/bumpy/patchy skin). There is no real known cause. Some say it could be an allergic…

Confusion of my Future

So here are a few thought processes that have been going on in my head lately. All while my mind is playing tricks on me. My skating season ended in March. However, I am still going through the withdrawals of the missing adrenaline that I am not receiving. Like it is actually affecting me physically…