Archive for the 'Musings on LIfe with Chronic Illness' Category
A former client sent me a Holiday e-card with a note that she’d lost her job and with it, her family’s health insurance. In follow up emails she told me that she was part of a lay off last month, she’s been feeling sicker since she’s left work and feels lost. She wants to work with [...]
When I woke in the middle of the night for the 3rd time to go to the bathroom (incontinence again!), I found myself muttering. Of course, the middle of the night is the worst time to think about anything, and I was panicking about what wouldn’t get done today. One thing I’m good at is [...]
I got an email pointing out that I don’t have pain resources on my website. This person said she wanted to hire me to coach her in finding work. But, she wrote, I obviously don’t know anything about living with pain since it’s missing from my site. She’s right that there’s not enough on my [...]
One person’s story
The following interview is with Sophie Lee who has published a book about her life with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS. I find her story compelling. Does it resonate with you? Q: What made you write this book? A: More than anything, I just wanted to tell the truth about IBS. There are so many myths [...]
Do you think you can?
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi Motivation and will power fascinate me. Maybe because I didn’t have much of either when I was young and then they each blossomed. Illness in my late [...]
Several recent emails have either asked for my ‘advice’ on a topic or angered with the ‘advice’ I’d given. Funny thing is — I don’t see myself in the business of giving advice, either as a blogger/writer or in my coaching practice. So what’s this about? I asked myself, what does it mean ‘to give [...]
Saying goodbye
Tomorrow we’re going to euthanize our beloved goldendoodle, Iko. It’s very, very sad. He’s 7 1/2 years old and in his prime. The difficult thing about a dog that has developed a chronic illness that the vet tells us ‘fatal’ (diagnosis: protein losing enteropathy) is knowing when it’s time to say goodbye. I know about [...]
I don’t know how many times I’ve written the words, “Chronic illness is unpredictable in how and when it will show up”. Each time I’m reminded of it, I shake my head in amazement. Because it’s so true. I just celebrated my 60th birthday and a client (I’ll call her Laurie) was asking what I [...]
Why I write
Why do I write these posts? It’s time consuming and there’s the pressure to post consistently to keep readers engaged. Every so often, someone asks me why I do it — and every so often I ask myself. After all when you have limited energy, you have to be strategic and use it wisely. Isn’t [...]
Can You Heal Me?
If you’ve been reading this blog for the past 9 months, you know that I had a bad health setback. Last August, I had a bad fall left me with broken ribs and a banged up shoulder. It took months to figure out the cause/treatment of on-going pain which turned out was a torn rotator [...]
