'Twas the night before surgery, and all through my house, All the people were prepping, especially my spouse; The laundry was hung to be...

I'm not even sure if "ashamed" is the right word. I started with "guilt", but that didn't feel right either. "Embarrassed"? Could be....

I have found that social media is a contributing source to my anxiety & depression. I have deleted all my notifications to my phone and...

Ok, it's really been a bit over five months. And to be perfectly honest, I have thought about writing. I really have. It's the best way...

Today is a bad day. My entire upper torso feels like it is made from shards of glass and barbed wire. I am painfully aware of every...

Have you ever been admitted into a hospital? When you are still really sick for whatever reason led you there, it is so nice having...

I define what I call the "internal factors" of pain as things that are controllable. So, my daily medications and my spinal cord...

It's been about seven weeks from getting my lower spinal cord stimulator and about four weeks from getting the upper one in place. This...

I did the 'Aptiv Start Walking' walk today! 👊🏼 15 whole minutes!! 👊🏼👊🏼 A year and a half ago, I was in a wheelchair and couldn't...

I don't have too many irrational fears. I don't like bugs, but if it comes down to it, I handle it. As a teen, when I was asked what my...

Today I had my mother lovin STAPLES taken out! Oh happy day! As painful as it was getting the ones under my arm removed, I loved every...

Ok, so I was BEYOND excited to watch the Lakers tonight. SPORTS ARE BACK!! YAY! I was cheering and yelling and just being ridiculous in...

Surgery went well. It is a weird surgery because I need to be awake for it to determine the lead placements, and then they knock me out...

Once I recover and get to feeling better, there are some things I want to do that I haven't been able to do in a long time: Complete a 5K...

Vagus nerve is a part of the nervous system. It is also called the pneumogastric nerve. That is because it interfaces with the heart...

This is the second time that I am receiving this pamphlet. The second time I am receiving this thin plastic card. It's thinner than a...

Today is the first day home all day. Today is the day all the good pain meds wear off. Today the spinal cord stimulator is still off....

Alright it is finally time to start this process all over again. This isn't my first time at the rodeo, but I am missing some comforts...

It sounds kind of crazy to have a specific surgery over and over. To be cut into the same spot repeatedly and heal from a familiar...

I always had that urge of nesting toward the end of each of my four pregnancies. Time to get the nursery done, wash the clothes, prep the...