by benforred | Dec 6, 2019 | Family, Friends
Belongingness is a hierarchical, psychological need and socializing is an important part of that for everyone regardless of health. But that doesn’t mean we have to be in a near constant state of socializing with others, does it? I’m a bit of an...
by benforred | Nov 13, 2019 | Family, Friends, Mental Health, Stress
A few years ago I underwent an intensive transformative time as I was separating from the love of my life and in the midst of this heart wrenching, soul destroying period I was also losing others in my life I hadn’t expected. It was at this time that I wrote the...
by benforred | Oct 24, 2019 | Health, Symptoms
Anemia is a common disorder for those of us without a colon, particularly if we are also missing a part of our small intestine. Anemia occurs when a person doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxyen throughout the body. This condition...
by benforred | Sep 12, 2019 | Food, Nausea, Pain, Symptoms
I have a long history of chronic pain caused by eating and no, it isn’t my food choices that are the culprit. I appreciate others being concerned about my well-being but unsought advice gets to be tiresome, particularly when I’ve been dealing with my...
by benforred | Aug 20, 2019 | Family, Fertility
For the majority of my life I planned on having a child and I was going to do what was necessary to have a child and end the cycle of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) in my family with me so that I wouldn’t pass it on to my child. I had a surrogate...
