by benforred | Oct 5, 2016 | Product, Review, Sponsored, Symptoms
Disclaimer: I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. As an individual with chronic...
by benforred | Sep 23, 2016 | Mental Health, Support
Today was a physically taxing day. I woke up not feeling my best and it worsened as the day drew on. I ended leaving work early due to stomach pain and bloating. As soon as I returned home, I crawled into bed to rest. I was worried about feeling better in a few...
by benforred | Aug 30, 2016 | Health, Pain, Procedures
I’ve been through worse. I’ve survived worse. I can survive this too. I chant to myself, reminding myself, preparing myself. I underwent a biopsy of a section of my last stoma site, now a scar, that never healed. It would become irritated and...
by benforred | Aug 9, 2016 | Activity, Health
I’ve been working hard on preparing my new home for moving in and I’ve noticed several changes – not only physically but emotionally. There’s a strong, established connection between behavior, thoughts, and mood – when we change one,...
by benforred | Jul 18, 2016 | Divorce, Mental Health, Milestones
It’s been six months since my divorce was finalized and 10 months since I separated from my now ex-husband. Life has become easier in those 10 months as I learned to accept my marriage had ended. I felt ahead of the game as I had been given the...
