ONCE UPON A TIME: THE NIGHT I FORGOT MY MEDICATIONS
Once upon a time, I forgot to take my medication. I will never forget that night. I have lived with restless legs syndrome (RLS) […]
Month: July 2020
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
Sometimes I stop talking This irritates other people because it happens right at the moment when I am most expected to talk. […]
UPSIZING
The trouble with rapid weight gain is there’s no time to let your wardrobe adjust – one day everything fits and the next day nothing fits. Well – there’s perhaps a three-month passage of time but still, slowly morphing your wardrobe into something three sizes bigger should take time. It didn’t. Due to medication, I ballooned fast and today I had to finally accept I couldn’t squeeze my sorry ass into any of my clothes anymore.
THE LADY IN THE PURPLE HAT
By Erma Bombeck Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen. Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella. […]
AGONY AUNT: PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS WITH MY RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
There are many of us out there who experience the agony of restless legs syndrome (RLS). There are also many of us who suffer from other mental and/or physical conditions. Finding solutions – both pharmacological and supplementary – that ease RLS concurrently with other conditions can be problematic. And I speak from personal experience.
INTO THE NIGHT: IMSONMIA 101
Insomnia – from the Latin insomnis, that translates to “not sleeping”: in meaning “no” and somnis meaning “sleep.” I think that sums it up nicely – no […]