by benforred | Dec 31, 2014 | Activity, Health, history, Symptoms
Energy is a funny thing. It changes rapidly, without notice. And yet, even at our lowest we somehow manage to summon enough strength and energy to at least do the bare minimum of what’s required of us. And then we collapse. I’ve fought with energy on...
by benforred | Dec 19, 2014 | Caregivers, Health
This week has been a whirlwind of scares and changes that I wasn’t prepared to encounter. My husband has been pretty healthy his whole adult life and hasn’t seen a doctor for anything in over 20 years. Complete opposite of us FAPers. Everything...
by benforred | Dec 4, 2014 | Health, Mental Health, Support
In Alone Together, I shared my own struggles with disclosure of private information and the heartfelt pain that accompanies keeping secrets. This is a matter that is ever present in my life at this time and likely will be so until I’m able to obtain...
by benforred | Nov 27, 2014 | Health, Medical Providers, Symptoms
Most of us have things we don’t completely share with our doctors. Things you don’t worry about and don’t find necessary to disclose. You get to a point where you know you’re fine but you don’t want to rock the boat with minor...
by benforred | Nov 10, 2014 | Health, Mental Health
We all have things we don’t feel able to share with others. We usually have at least one person we feel able to share almost everything with. And others we designate to know certain things we wouldn’t with others, such as our fellow sickies know details...
