As a mom and a grandmother, I am numb, angry, frustrated, and heartbroken. I consider myself to be a woman of faith, hope and optimism, but honestly today I am struggling to find that space. Today I am a woman who has been knocked to the ground, a woman who is feeling despair. I don’t…
Tag: Mindset
Ready to Travel? Not before trying this Roasted Butterflied Chicken or Turkey!
Wherever in the world you may be, I imagine that you’ve either been in a complete lockdown, partial lockdown, or some sort of quarantine for the past several years, I know we have. With the world as we know it grinding to a halt and pretty much all travel cancelled, It’s been 2 long years since…
Letter To My Younger Self
What would you say to your younger self?
That Escalated Quickly & Indulgent Cannabis Infused Cream
How do you prioritize care when you have multiple Chronic Health conditions?
Today is Canada Day
I am an American who has lived in Canada since 1984 so as far as Canadian history goes, I didn’t learn much about it in school (and really, I remember very little about American history either, but that was just me being lazy) and if I’m being perfectly honest, since living here Canada’s history didn’t really…
That Darn Disability “Form” Again
This year is going to be different!
Anybody Else Have Pandemic Fatigue?
This pandemic has been hard. Even for people like my husband and me. I mean we are lucky to have 5 of us living in our home, so we were never really alone or really isolated from human contact but that doesn’t mean it’s not been hard for us too. Life as we’ve known it…
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month & Nana’s Buns in a Bowl
March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness month so in honour of that, I thought I would write a little about what MS has been for me, and pardon me if you’ve already heard it all, but I’m just going to go ahead and blame that on the brain fog! Speaking of brain fog – You…
My Chronic Life
Did you know that 2.8 million people worldwide have MS (1 in 3,000 people). And globally, approximately one in three of all adults suffer from multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). “Get well soon or I hope all is well!” Both common things to say to someone who is under the weather, and while the sentiment is…
Lessons I missed in school, recent relapse & Cinnamon Raisin Artisan Bread
I am back…….anyway, I think I’m back. As if the whole COVID pandemic isn’t stressful enough, my Multiple Sclerosis has decided that it would like to start acting up again after a year and a half of being off a Disease Modifying Drug (DMD) and doing really well, I have relapsed. This is a real…