chronic illness… The Summer That Wasn’t 23 Aug 2019 Summer has a certain song. Its own lilting, intoxicating melody as the days lengthen into a river of gold. A fast driving rhythm, because everyone knows those days disappear fast…
chronic illness… Waiting 24 Feb 2019 Waiting. Just waiting while time slides by like oil and stretches in sticky ropes like taffy, waiting while it pours out like water and then freezes in bright crystalline sharpness.…
Allergy… Holiday Food! 7 Jan 2019 My aunt's marzipan cookies I love food. And if you love food, then my family's homes near the holidays is where you want to be. There's food everywhere. I'm horrible…
chronic illness… Holidays and HIPPA 28 Dec 2018 You enter the room, with its tinsel and blaring music and bright lights and people. It is time to brace for the inevitable interrogations that are as traditional at holidays as…
Allergy… New and improved pancakes! 2 Dec 201822 Dec 2018 Egg free, dairy free, soy free I experimented yet again with my basic pancake recipe this morning! I'm pleased to report in terms of tastiness, this is an improvement on…
Allergy… We Who Are About to Die Salute You: America and Drug Shortages 8 Nov 20188 Nov 2018 Right now America is experiencing yet another drug shortage. This time it is Benadryl, a life-saving antihistamine. The good news is that it is only a certain formulation of Benadryl,…
Allergy… Dysautonomia Awareness Month – Saturday 28 Oct 201828 Oct 2018 Today, I can't figure out my alarm. There's this shrieking and everything is shaking and I can't understand what is happening or why. I turn off my cell phone's reminder…
chronic illness… Dysautonomia Awareness Month – Friday 28 Oct 201828 Oct 2018 I need to start out by saying I really enjoy teaching. Really. I do. Some days, though, it's sort of like exercising or practicing - you know you'll like it…
chronic illness… Dysautonomia Awareness Week – Thursday 27 Oct 2018 Thursday morning starts with a phone call. It's after 8 am, so it's not as terror-inducing as the early morning variety, but I'm not much of a morning person. My…
Allergy… Dysautonomia Awareness Month – Wednesday 26 Oct 201826 Oct 2018 I don't want to teach on Wednesday. I'm tired, I'm sore, and I just realized that I can't take a hot shower. I can't find the scissors in time to…
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