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Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Live and Learn / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

June 9, 2017

Exercise? I thought you said, extra fries!

I love that joke about exercise. That one and, “I named my dog ‘Ten Miles’ so I can tell everyone I walked Ten Miles today. If you hate exercising and feel like you’ll never...

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Happiness / Live and Learn / Musing / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

May 2, 2017

Adapting – What are you giving your time to?

I wrote this a few years ago. I’m happy to say I no longer cry “every” morning, exception: Tearios for breakfast… Happy Matters A poem. Sorta. Just got up Brushed my teeth, Got some...

Fibromyalgia / Food / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

April 10, 2017

Sjögrens – April is Sjögren’s awareness month

What the heck is Sjögren’s syndrome? Basically it’s when your immune system thinks your moisture producing glands are the bad guy and seeks to destroy them. Eyes, mouth and lady bits are all affected,...

Adapting / Diet / Fibromyalgia / Food / Sjogrens

April 9, 2017

Dry mouth – Sjögren’s, med side effects

Did you know garlic is a natural antibiotic? I don’t mean like in an, I have a horrible infection I’m going to rely solely on garlic, kind of way. I mean in a, give...

Adapting / Fibromyalgia / Happiness / Live and Learn / Musing / Narcolepsy / Sjogrens

April 7, 2017

Adapting – Why do you get up so early?

I get up every morning at 4:10 am. I turn my outdoor heated blanket on high, put on the kettle, use the bathroom, brush my teeth, put some kvass in water, make a coffee...

Fibromyalgia / Happiness / Musing / Narcolepsy / Random

April 2, 2017

Going beyond coping – anger – wet blanket syndrome

You mad bro? Wet blanket syndrome. Most people experience it at one point or another but with the constant (quality of) sleep deprivation, people with narcolepsy or constant pain can be ‘afflicted’ more often. Say...

Live and Learn / Musing / Narcolepsy

April 1, 2017

Narcolepsy – why happy matters

Sure, you can say happy matters but, why does it matter? Narcolepsy is a disease/disorder/illness fueled by emotions. Many of us hear from our doctors, “Oh, you’re just depressed.” Um, of course we are,...

Happiness / Musing / Narcolepsy

March 31, 2017

Narcolepsy – going beyond coping with cataplexy

One of my cataplexy triggers is irrational situations. After meds failed I had to dig deeper into it in my own head. Seeing things from a different perspective doesn’t eliminate my cataplexy but it...

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