With Crohn’s disease, when you start feeling like shit you know you are in for the long haul. Crohn’s is a Victorian wasting disease where the only remedies are hot pads, cold compresses, and moving to the mountains where the air is less tubercular. Except it’s 2025 and you can’t buy morphine or heroin overContinue reading “How does one “Feel Better?””
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Fit in my 40s update
It’s been about two months since I have reframed my thinking about fatigue, chronic illness, and fitness. My therapist has been very helpful in reinforcing my new mindset, as well as looking at the scientific evidence of my recent colonoscopy, which shows no signs of inflammation. With my Crohn’s and Hashimoto’s medically managed, I shouldContinue reading “Fit in my 40s update”
I was a cyclist/I am a cyclist
Ten years ago I was hit by a car when I was riding my bike. I was accustomed to biking everywhere and had been a bike commuter for the past decade. Every other cyclist I knew had been hit, and statistically I knew it was just a matter of time before I got hit byContinue reading “I was a cyclist/I am a cyclist”
To be fit in my 40s
I am trying some things this winter to beat the sunless, warmthless doldrums. Not talking about my symptoms (unless it’s with a healthcare provider, or I’m explaining to my boss why I’m not coming to work) Keeping the same sleep and waking times, even on the weekends (sleeping in is my favorite, but big shiftsContinue reading “To be fit in my 40s”
