Category Archives: Managing challenges
Upcoming supremely important activity? What happens if you can’t?
The scene As Joe and I were preparing to leave for the happy/sad week with my family, we had a major plumbing problem. Since we could not resolve it before leaving, we left on our mini vacation anyway. Friday, we traveled seven hours to our son’s home, which we used as home base. Monday, we […]
Continue readingToday – A Good Day for Memories
At times, we chronically ill people need to make memories and take time to take them out and enjoy them. Sometimes these memories occurred before our problems started; sometimes they happened during our hard times. These past two months have been very difficult for me and for my family. So, now I will take some […]
Continue readingStressed Out Blogger, Heed Thy Own Advice!
It’s the fifth Friday of January. I decided last year to use a fifth Friday for whatever caught my fancy. However, this month I find myself stressed out with too much to do for my available strength. My husband and I are working diligently to finish a huge project. So, this week, I decided to […]
Continue readingThe Staredown
Francee Strain Francee introduces our new guest writer segment; it will air every first Friday of the month. Her unexpected face-to-face meeting with the buck (pictured above) in her backyard provided the inspiration for “Staredown.” That encounter gave rise to this article about what we see when we stare at ourselves. Checkout her website, Come […]
Continue readingBending Not Breaking
Is it truly possible to gain strength from invisible disabilities? Yes! Take a lesson from the trees. The harder the wood, the more likely it is to break in the wind. The more resilient, the more likely to bend. Wind comes with our storms; let’s learn how to bend. Notice that the stiffest tree is […]
Continue readingWhen You Can’t Do Life
By that, I mean when you can’t do life like you used to. Or maybe, you just can no longer do what you think you should. That’s me this week - last few weeks, uh, last few months.
Continue readingUnexpected Triple Yuk Prevented Me from Writing!
For the first fifteen minutes, I thought it was just my regular, annoying world-spinning type. It soon progressed to severe and I was unable to do anything for most of the rest of the day.
Continue readingLive AGAIN! But how can I?
"I was assigned a role for which I did not audition. Yet I have the power to choose how I will live out that story and play that role. I want to live my story well and play my role with as much integrity and joy as I can." (P. 195)* These words are a […]
Continue readingHow To Plan Coping Strategies To Improve Life
No two ways about it. Our lives are hard. In several areas. But if we plan ahead, we can implement strategies that improve our quality of life. Read about some invisibly disabled coping strategies today. I wrote this in 2014 concerning a new source of pain. Here we go again! Last month, I began experiencing […]
Continue readingSick Time – But Not Me!
Comments from you - helping others How do you handle it when your caregiver needs care?
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