Medication – I saw my Nurse Practitioner Friday, over Zoom. She and I talked about the excessively low Valium dose she gave me of 1
Category: Chronic Pain
Sewing with a machine as an amputee
I sat down to hand sew dolls but my hands cramped and spasmed terribly. I thought I’d try to see if I could use my
I feel uprooted. Everything is different. My home is great but I’ve not laid down roots here. Most of my possessions are new because the
Painting Feelings
In the hospital I felt guilty for putting my friends through worry for me. I felt bad that they worried for five long months, especially
Three Birds
Fifteen days total but halfway through I began to lose myself to the constant and extreme pain. My medication cocktail sometimes caused me to see
Enduring the Days
The last few days have been torture. I hurt from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. The amputation site is
I asked you to do the surgery. You said you could or a colleague but I trusted my life in your hands. It felt like
The Brave Face
I’m not brave. I’m not. I’m not rolling with the punches, I’m just getting punched. As I said, I’ve walked through the fire and I’m
I see “the surgeon” tomorrow, the one who amputated my toes. I wonder what kind of person it takes to look at a foot rotted
The Lesson is an art story about the doctor telling me about my blood system. He explained that something about my DNA steers my blood