It has been awhile since I’ve blogged about my medical issues. In “real life”, I rarely discuss them because there are so many more creative things to talk about! But this is a site for “Mining Treasures in Illness and Pain”. And I believe with all my heart that modern medicine is a Treasure with [...]
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Treasures with a capital “T”
Posted in A Passion for Living, Back pain, Choices and priorities, Chronic Illness and Pain, Chronic Pain is an Illness, Facet Joint Pain, Invalids are not invalid!, Invisible Illness, Senior Creativity, SLEEP!, The dangers of failing to treat chronic pain medically, The irrational prejudice against traditional doctors and prescription pain meds, Traditional vs. Alternative Medicine, Watch out for the quacks!, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged Arthritis, Back pain, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative Living with Illness and Pain, Facet Joint Pain, Living with Chronic Illness and Pain, Pain Management Physicians, Prescription Drugs, Prescription meds, Steroid Injections in Joints, The Folly of Ignoring Pain, Traditional Medicine vs. Alternative Medicine on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Should we bring food?
Posted in Avoiding Stress, Creative Living, Introvert/extrovert, Peace in the Storm, What is a friend?, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged Avoiding Stress, Chronic Illness and Pain, Living with Chronic Illness and Pain, Peace in the Storm, Priorities, Whether or not to bring food on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When our grandsons were born in Colorado, I was invited to visit there and assist with routine household tasks for a few days. Our Denver son and his wife are members of a congenial church where, as in my own church, people are always available to bring meals. Each night we enjoyed a fine home cooked meal complete with dessert, delivered [...]
Changes in the changes . . .
Posted in Back pain, Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Chronic Pain is an Illness, Creative Living, Dealing with unsolicited toxic advice, Do not weary of well-doing!, God's strength in illness and adversity, Invalids are not invalid!, Invisible Illness, Peace in the Storm, Toxic Relationships, 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 . . . on October 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After weeks of deliberation on my part, I had decided to eliminate Riches in Glory because of all my sites, this is the one with very few readers—whereas the other four webpages are frequently visited. I figured the other sites would be a place to say whatever I need to say. I went through the hoops to delete [...]
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