by Sara | Aug 5, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Joints, Living With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Mental Struggles, Toxic Mold Poisoning
I spent hours sitting in front of the toilet, waiting for the nausea to die down. When I finally worked up the willpower, I climbed into bed with my trashcan. I fell asleep holding my trashcan, late into the night, long after the world was asleep. It wasn’t...
by Sara | Feb 18, 2017 | Joints, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
When I first got sick, I had to learn to sit on the sidelines when my friends played any active games that require working joints, or to not stay very long at birthday parties, when I needed the energy to function. Or- well, really when they acted liked...
by Sara | Feb 4, 2017 | Gut and Food, Joints, Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles
You’ve heard it. Probably a thousand times. “On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your pain?” I cannot help but read that in Baymax’s voice, from the movie Big Hero Six. 🙂 Of course, what is your answer? What part of your body are they...
by Sara | Nov 15, 2016 | Joints, Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles
Alas, I was ready to be done with school for the day. But for you, I will visit it again for a few minutes. 😉 I am home schooled. I have no idea how I would have made it this past two years otherwise. It is simply impossible. If you remember from the About page, I got...
by Sara | Nov 11, 2016 | Joints, Living With Health Challenges, Toxic Mold Poisoning
I am not a Tin Man. I am also not and old lady (no offense, I really respect old ladies). I am fifteen years old, and before I got sick I loved to run, hike, knit, and write. Joint pain can be really annoying- and, well, painful. Plus really frustrating for whoever...
