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Loving each day!

Posted in A Passion for Living, Aging Creatively, Art Therapy, Arthritis, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Choices and priorities, Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Chronic Pain is an Illness, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Facet Joint Pain, Family Blessings, Family Joys, God's strength in illness and adversity, Having Fun!, Senior Creativity, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The steroid shots in the facet joints didn’t help a bit.  Now what?  I reviewed the next option—nerve ablation—in the previous post.  If that is not successful, and perhaps in lieu of nerve ablation, we may try a surgically inserted pump which dispenses medication internally on a schedule. Meanwhile, I am loving each day.  Today has [...]

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Better than a “forum” . . .

Posted in A Passion for Living, Aging Creatively, Art Therapy, Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Choices and priorities, Chronic Illness and Pain, Chronic Pain is an Illness, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, God's strength in illness and adversity, Having Fun!, Invalids are not invalid!, Invisible Illness, Keep Pushing!, Lumbar disc fusion, Music Therapy, Peace in the Storm, Pushing our Limits, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, Toxic "friendships", When toxic people come to call . . ., tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I believe I’ve made my last foray into the Back Pain Forum which I’ve visited online in recent months.  Initially, this forum was a valuable information resource when I needed it—before and after spinal fusion surgery.  It was good to connect with others who had gone that route.  After all, one doesn’t attend a tea party or coffee [...]

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So very grateful!

Posted in A Passion for Living, Art Therapy, Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Choices and priorities, Chronic Illness and Pain, Chronic Pain is an Illness, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Eagle's Wings, Having Fun!, Invalids are not invalid!, Keep Pushing!, Knitting While Waiting, Lumbar disc fusion, Peace in the Storm, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, The Purpose of Pain, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, When energy is limited . . ., When you think you can't go another step . . ., Writers don't quit when they have pain!, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Winter is moving in, ahead of the calendar date.  This is “business as usual” in Wisconsin.  We normally have several extra weeks of winter before the December solstice and way after the March equinox. Winter is beautiful.  Although I no longer “play outside” like I did for many decades, I still appreciate the winter landscape.  [...]

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How can I help?

Posted in Avoiding Stress, bulging lumbar discs, Chronic Illness and Pain, Colon Resection Surgery, Creative Living, Facing Surgery?, Healing, Hospital Visiting, Lumbar disc fusion, Prescription meds, Respiratory Diseases, Sinus Surgery, Spinal Stenosis, The Dangers of Alternative Medicine, Watch out for the quacks!, What is a friend?, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Most of us have had friends in need, either due to illness or a crisis.  The question we always ask is, “How can I help?”  Before I experienced the flack and fallout of chronic illness and pain, I asked that question many times—and often did try to “help” in the wrong way.  Only when we have [...]

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“Art” Therapy

Posted in Art Therapy, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, God's strength in illness and adversity, Having Fun!, herniated, Invalids are not invalid!, Keep Pushing!, Music Therapy, Prescription meds, Pushing our Limits, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 9, 2011 |

Last evening I had a BDN.  That’s “Bad Disc Night”—not “disc” as in computers, boom boxes, or DVD players, but discs in the lumbar region of my body. Joe and I like to go to bed early with our books and George Winston.  George is not actually present in person in our home, but we have [...]

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Keeping on keeping on!

Posted in 4TH DEGREE BURNS, Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Back Surgery, bulging lumbar discs, Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Colon Resection Surgery, Eagle's Wings, Facing Surgery?, God's strength in illness and adversity, Healing, Heart Surgery, Invalids are not invalid!, Shoulder Replacement Surgery, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, The Purpose of Pain, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, When you think you can't go another step . . ., tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”  2 Corinthians 4:17  (NIV) God is faithful in all circumstances!  Since September 30th, 2010, Joe and I have been besieged with “one thing after another”—mainly involving a serious accident with our van for Joe and surgeries for both of [...]

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Those things we CAN do!

Posted in Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Back Surgery, bulging lumbar discs, Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Facing Surgery?, God's strength in illness and adversity, Having Fun!, Lumbar disc fusion, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Today I had a “wake up” call, as I began seriously realizing what my limitations will be for several weeks after my September 30th spinal fusion surgery.  (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.  Yikes!) I suddenly realized that for a long time post-op, I won’t be able to bend over and pick up bits of lint or [...]

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“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”

Posted in Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Back Surgery, bulging lumbar discs, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative Living, Facing Surgery?, God's strength in illness and adversity, Having Fun!, Hospital Visiting, Lumbar disc fusion, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful.  I know that full well.”  Psalm 139:14 Indeed, we are fearfully and wonderfully made.  In recent weeks I have printed out and studied what is adding up to volumes of information on the spine, spinal issues, spinal surgeries, etc.  When I [...]

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Feeling Alone? Find a Forum!

Posted in Arthritis, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Chronic Illness and Pain, Finding a chronic pain or illness forum, Invisible Illness, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Those of us who live with chronic illness and/or pain tend to paste a big smile on our face no matter what.  We endeavor to keep our spirits up by focusing on things other than our challenged bodies.  The Lord is always ready to listen to His own, and we go to Him with our concerns. Yet [...]

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