Chronic Illness/Chronic Pain

A Girl in One Room Review and My Experience

An incredible look into the life of a young woman living with a severe case of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

Fall Health Update 2020

It’s been a while! I can’t remember the last time I talked about my health on the blog so I thought I would give an update on all things chronic pain, brain tumors, and disability.

Pain is…

September is National Pain Awareness Month, something that I didn’t know existed, but I’m here for it. This is just a little stream of consciousness about my own struggles with pain.

Mighty with Migraine

June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. Wear purple to show your support for advocacy, education, and research.

The Struggle of Identifying Pain

How do you know when to seek help?

Knowing the exact date you got sick is a blessing and a curse. Going to doctors I’m able to give them a very concise history of when everything started. However, I’m constantly reminded of that day, every year. I’ve talked a lot about my chronic pain journey—especially when it comes to my brain tumor—but IContinue reading “Ten Years”

Painsomnia

Painsomnia—it’s not an actual medical term, but anyone in the chronic pain community knows exactly what you’re talking about.

Headiversary!

Saturday was my headiversary. Three years ago, on October 13th, 2015, I had brain surgery to remove a tumor.

Taboo Topics About Chronic Pain

“How much pain for how long is OK before it’s acceptable to just give up?” Ever since finding the website the Mighty, I’ve had so many more instances of acceptance when it comes to my chronic pain. When you’re diagnosed so young—20-years old is pretty young for a life-long condition in my book—it’s easy toContinue reading “Taboo Topics About Chronic Pain”

My Experience with Cefaly Migraine Prevention

I didn’t get much out of my trip to the Mayo Clinic in December of 2017. I was there to be evaluated for everything. Having been sick for so long, we were at a point where we would do just about anything to narrow down a diagnosis. I had one of the most elaborate andContinue reading “My Experience with Cefaly Migraine Prevention”