Today has been a sick kind of hell. It's as if the CRPS beast realized I had been sucking out its life force these last few days and...

I can't believe how fast the time actually went! I was dreading all the limitations: the wires, the neck brace, the soreness, the "no...

"Control the thing you can control " Somehow, either in my sleep or in my purse the darn thing changed the settings to a lower level....

"With my mind on my snuggie and my snuggie on my mind..." DAY 2 Last night's sleep was pretty darn good, especially considering I was...

"Today is a New Beginning" That is definitely the understatement of the year so far. Today I had my surgery for my Spinal Cord Stimulator...

CRPS can be visible. When I use a cane. When I have sores all over my arms. When I use a wheelchair. When I need to use compression...

I am sure her struggle with pain is why I am especially drawn to her now. I always had an affinity toward her paintings and her fiery...

Spinal Cord Stimulators (SCS) have incredible success rates. Numbers that even a worker's comp insurance company likes. Initially, I said...

Here is the email I sent to my staff when I had to first go out on leave: I have great news and I have bad news. The great news is that...

You may or may not know that my CRPS developed from a work injury. That's neither here nor there at this point. And, I am not trying to...

Let's be real. Sometimes my kids can be little shits whose goal becomes sucking life out of me when I am already down and out for the...

I know the title says "chronically ill" but these ideas are good for people with chronic pain, who are on bed rest, who have chronic...

It's fitting that my body is making me very aware of my CRPS today. I woke up in pain. I hadn't even gotten out of bed yet. But then my...

My baby. My 4th baby. My LAST baby just turned 6 months old. I reflect on his life and the journey we have been on together as a family....

I have a rare neurological disorder called CRPS, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Only 2,000,000 people around the world have it. So what...

I woke up this morning at 4:30am, fed the baby, put him back down, got dressed (fancy pajama style), tip toed out of the house, and got...

Ok, people say it all the time. They see a light at the end of the tunnel. And I know first hand that even a pinhole of light can change...

My husband is in a wedding this weekend in Las Vegas. The thought that we get to be kidless in Vegas sounds like a dream! Insert: happy...

I have learned to type instead of write. I have learned to voice type instead of hand type. I have learned to use my arms to carry things...

People with chronic pain have memory problems. Period. The disease or pain disorder itself could be the culprit, or the obnoxious amount...