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Sometimes we surprise ourselves!

Posted in A Passion for Living, Aging Creatively, Art Therapy, Arthritis, Back pain, Choices and priorities, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Facet Joint Pain, Health, Invalids are not invalid!, Lumbar disc fusion, Pushing our Limits, Senior Creativity, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, When energy is limited . . ., tagged , , , , , , , on May 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »

My husband and I love to go to bed early, with our books.  There is scarcely anything more enjoyable than a long evening with nothing to do but relax and read—especially when the body cries out for a rest.  Fatigue is an ever present friend for most of us who have chronic illness and/or pain, and [...]

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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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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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Praise God for the “normal” things . . .

Posted in 4TH DEGREE BURNS, A blessed break from hospital stays, Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Back Surgery, Being prepared for medical emergencies, Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Chronic Pain is an Illness, Colon Resection Surgery, Creative Living, Eagle's Wings, Facing Surgery?, God's strength in illness and adversity, Healing, Heart Attack, Heart Surgery, Invalids are not invalid!, Lumbar disc fusion, Peace in the Storm, Shoulder Replacement Surgery, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, The dangers of failing to treat chronic pain medically, The Purpose of Pain, The Therapy of Nature, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

. . . waking in the morning to the sound of much needed rain, sharing a breakfast at our local “good old boy” restaurant, stopping at the library and leaving with 2 heavy sacks of books, celebrating the progression of summertime in our gardens, sitting in ”our row” in church with 10 great grandchildren—ages 6 and under, gently stepping back in [...]

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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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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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Getting on with Life!

Posted in Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Back Surgery, Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Colon Resection Surgery, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Eagle's Wings, Facing Surgery?, God's strength in illness and adversity, Heart Surgery, Invalids are not invalid!, Invisible Illness, Keep Pushing!, Knitting While Waiting, Peace in the Storm, Pushing our Limits, Sinus 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, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »

It’s been a long time since I posted something new on this site!  In that time, my husband and I have experienced health issues heretofore unimagined by either one of us.  These issues are debilitating and ongoing.  They will not go away, short of miracles defying God’s natural laws.   A few weeks ago, I spent time [...]

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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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