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I have been asked; why do you send out these poems? Some of my friends understand, some think I am weird. Some answer with a thank you, some don’t answer at all because they don’t have a clue of why I do it.

Let me tell you a small story….

The first serious pain attach that would one day be diagnosed as Gastroduodenal Crohn’s disease/Gastroparesis, put me in the hospital were I was diagnosed as a hypochondriac. Once I was given their clear diagnoses and sent to a physiatrist, my soon to be ex-… Continue

Chronic Nausea, is a common problem with people battling a chronic illness and pain.

People with Fibromyalgia can suffer from IBS, GERDS, Hypersensitive ( HSP) issues, which can and does lead to chronic nauseas. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, can also cause chronic nausea caused by a viral infection that will no go away, food and environmental allergies, spending to much time in bed and not enough exercise. It can also be caused by low-blood pressure, hyperglycemia, from not getting enough vital nut… Continue

Living with any chronic illness can rage a war on our emotions. The ups and downs of dealing with pain and misery, can play havoc with our emotions. The frustration and disappointments that come from dealing with doctors that would just as soon send us to a psychiatrist rather than deal constructively with our illness, can and often does lead make us feel depressed and angry. The frustrations of deal with medication that fails to work, and having to face the reality of an unknown future, can lea… Continue

I began to have stomach problems as a child. I was diagnosed with out any test being run as having food allergies. My mother removed from my diet mixed meats like hot dogs and bologna and chose instead meats that stood alone.
I was also diagnosed as being b12 anemic, and placed on over the counter b12 (to fix a problem that would plague my life.) But when all was said and done, and my mother got tired of all the visit to the doctors, she told me that I would have to learn to live with it, with o… Continue