Boundaries always have been important to me. Lots of people with CP have issues with being touched. Thankfully, that is not the case for me. I do have boundaries for touching though. These have more to do with being a woman than having CP. Having boundaries is part of self-care. They are also paramount to
Category: My Health and Wellness Journey
After Thanksgiving 2018 mama, dad, and I went to Tennessee to see family. It was more than just a visit for the holiday season, however. My mama’s oldest sister (my aunt) had just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s like her mama (granny) before her. Aunt Judy had mama tell me of her diagnosis and her move
I was a news junkie for years. Partly because of my political science training and partly because I am naturally curious. I love being an informed human and voter. One day I discovered I could not sleep. Everything broken in the world was too much for my empathetic self to bare. After staring at the
I recently made my overall health and wellness a priority, again. Doing so definitely makes thriving with my condition easier. Discovering health and wellness must prioritize self-care, too, feels monumental. I am a peacemaker by nature. Conflict bothers me. I flourish best in a calm environment. Twisting myself into a pretzel for the comfort of
I intend for this to be an on going series of blog posts. In other words: I’ll give y’all updates from time to time on progress. Having CP means that I don’t move like everybody else. I have cruddy balance, at best, and my right hand I often describe as half a hand. I’m also
I want to start by saying prior to taking either vaccine I did my homework as it were. I am an academic by training, and a nerd by personality. I’m an avid reader. I’m naturally curious. When I went to my doctor for bronchitis and a sinus infection in March: I wanted to know his
I had to wait until I finished both rounds of antibiotics to even think about getting my first vaccine because my doctor recommended I do so. Last week I started trying to sign up. I tried the Georgia state vaccine sign up website and it was a huge no go. It gave me appointment times
I had pneumonia in August of 2016. At the time, my doctor and I discovered that my lungs are sensitive. This means I have to pay attention to how my lungs feel when I get sick. In early January, I woke up and my right eye was swollen shut. It’s hard to drive a powerchair
I had writer’s block big time. Then I thought I’d just share how I’ve been feeling. I’ve always been stubborn. I want nothing to slow me down most certainly not my condition, but sometimes it does. As a child, I had seizures (not uncommon for kids with CP). I was even on medication for it.
Last week was really stressful. I found out that I needed a letter of medical necessity and my doctor to sign a form for my motors to be put on. My provider didn’t tell me until I asked, yet again, what the hold up is on my motor replacement, I needed all this paperwork because