Life is Stranger Than Fiction

One of the author groups I belong to was discussing all these plot twists this year has taken. Who would have thought this time last year that we’d have so many plot twists. Imagine trying to turn this script into an editor… They’d reject it outright. Or at least take a red marker to it.

Sharing a Poem

Ménière’s Disease (a poem) Why me? Why not me?Maybe it’s my destiny Spinning around and aroundBounties abound Ringing, deafness, feeling drunk, fatigued and shatteredIt’s as if my life hasn’t mattered Never knowing when an attack will hitI suffer from anxiety a bit The eventual outcome is deafness and walking like a drunkPeople still think it’s

Stay Safe

My heart is breaking. The events of this past week should never have happened. Those charged with protecting and serving us should never get carried away for any reason. Even during a take down a knee to the neck is never necessary and once the person is restrained the takedown is over. Something went seriously

Nystagmus

What is Nystagmus? It’s involuntary eye movements. Many people with vestibular issues have it. My doctors & therapists say I have it, but I rarely can see it. If I feel my eyes jerking around and look they seem to stop. I have only seen mine occasionally. Wikipedia actually has a fairly good video of

Style Saturday #3

Saturday I restyled my paper bag waist cropped pants from Nordstrom. They aren’t cropped on me. They were about sold out the last time I posted, so here is a similar style, not so wide legged in a different color. I am once again wearing an Amazon Basic V-Neck Tee. I think some plain basic

Brain Fog

Brain Fog is the inability to think clearly. Many people with chronic illnesses have it. Sometimes it’s medication induced or caused by age. WebMD says it isn’t a medical condition. It’s a term used for certain symptoms that can affect your ability to think. You may feel confused or disorganized or find it hard to

Alzheimer’s

According to the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease that causes the brain to waist away and die. That is a horrific definition, but probably the most accurate. They say it is a continuous decline in thinking, behavior and social skills that disrupts a patients ability to function independently. I only have an inkling

Life’s Gets Prickly

We all go through many stages in our lives. Some are good and some are not so good. As a person with a chronic illness there are days when the bad seem to outweigh the good. At least I can recall all the good. Most of the time. Brain Fog can make things hard, but

Meniere’s

No matter how I try I cannot escape it. It’s like that ever persistent annoying kid brother following me around the house. Too close for comfort. It affects everything I do. On our Monday walk my left ear popped. Suddenly I could hear better from it. Then it began to throb. I returned to the

Falling

I fell on Saturday. I went to Target with Ralph, I thought I might want to look at clothes. I didn’t. I am not sure what happened. It wasn’t a drop attack. At least it didn’t feel like one. I think it was more of a balance issue. One moment I was up and the