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Continue Living Life, Even Life with a Chronic Illness

09.07.2017 by Girl on Fire // 1 Comment

I know, it’s hard being sick.  It’s hard living life with a chronic illness, but life is precious still.  You just have to find that light. There will be people that come and go.  Some people will slowly back away as you continue to be sick.  They don’t understand and really, that is ok.  How […]

Categories // Did You Know? Tags // Chronic Disease, chronic illness, chronic pain

What it’s Like to Have Chronic Pain Meltdowns

01.18.2017 by Girl on Fire // 1 Comment

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Being sick is hard.  I think anyone that has a chronic illness can relate to the mood swings, a roller coaster of emotions.  For me, this can come in the form of chronic pain meltdowns.  I try to deal with depression as best I can, but the meltdowns are a whole different creature. Chronic Pain Meltdowns […]

Categories // Health Tags // Chronic Disease, chronic health conditions, chronic illness, chronic pain, chronic pain disorder, CRPS, Depression, RSD

Where Do I Even Start? Chronic Illness and Depression

05.18.2016 by Girl on Fire // Leave a Comment

Where Do I Even Start

Where Do I Even Start? Every morning, after I open my eyes, I ask “Where do I even start?”.  I ask what’s the point of crawling out of bed.  What’s the point of trying anymore?  Every. Single. Day. Then I suck it up and I put my feet on the ground through excruciating pain.  I […]

Categories // Health Tags // Chronic Disease, chronic illness, chronic pain, CRPS, Depression, Have to Accept It, RSD, Where Do I Even Start?, You Have to Want to Fight

Opioid Dependence is a Scary Thing, Reset Reality!

12.04.2013 by Girl on Fire // 1 Comment

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. Opioid dependence is a growing problem.  It is a chronic disease affecting more and more Americans each year.  A lot of it happens because there are so many more people […]

Categories // Did You Know? Tags // addiction, Chronic Disease, health, opioid dependence, Pain, Reset Reality

Do I Need Long Term Care Insurance? #GenworthUSA

06.15.2013 by Girl on Fire // 5 Comments

I think about my future constantly.  I think about the burdens that could come later in life that would effect my children.  This is something I have to think about because I have a degenerative disease that has no cure.  Simple tasks are difficult for me and has I get older and the disease progresses […]

Categories // Did You Know? Tags // Aging, Chronic Disease, Genworth, health, insurance, long term care insurance, Planning

I Used to Have Friends…

02.14.2012 by Girl on Fire // 8 Comments

Looking around facebook I see all sorts of old friends.  Some that I thought were very good friends at one time.  Some old friends I can’t even see any longer because I deleted and blocked them. Usually I am ok with the fact that some people no longer talk to me.  I mean I can […]

Categories // Around Our House Tags // Chronic Disease, Friends, health, Pain

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