I was in the hospital worried for my new family and my friends who have been through the storm with me. How can I ask
Category: Chronic Pain
My Goals are Still in Sight
I’m still rolling. 🙂 What an exciting few weeks. I went from mourning my old CNA to getting a new one with whom I am
I’m in my feelings today. I feel very limited, if not left behind. I’m mad at wheelchair life right now. I truly enjoyed being at
I will wait I know how it feels to be so broken that it felt as if I’d die where I lay. But it’s true,
Medication – I saw my Nurse Practitioner Friday, over Zoom. She and I talked about the excessively low Valium dose she gave me of 1
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