How do you begin your day? There it is. The dreaded alarm.. the beeping that you faintly hear through that half slumber you're still in. You reach for it, in one swift full-arm reach, the stretch to shut off the obnoxious beeping that's now echoing inside your head. In that moment, you think, "I need …
Silent Screams
The Loudest Silence You've Ever Heard Can you hear it? It's silent to everyone, but positively deafening for you. Have you ever buried something so deep, an emotion, a feeling of anger, or pain, that it just comes barreling towards you like a freight train? Whatever is buried inside you, is now roaring up within …
It Was a Cold Summer Day
The Nerve Tumor Journey Continues You know what it's like waiting in a doctor's office. There's always that unknown, that worry of being told something you don't wanna hear. Especially if you're being seen at a facility with a plethora of doctors and specialists, who specialize in weird, odd and rare things..... and you're one …
Sunshine and Simplicity
My favorite time of the year, here in the North Georgia Mountains, is Summer. When the produce stands open with fresh fruits and veggies, when the mountains fill in with lush vibrant green leaf trees, when the lakes are warm, and when everything is in bloom, it's truly my happy place. @dellneighbours for photo I …
Healing Scars
2019 has been a different year for me. It's been a year of reckoning. It's been a year of discovery and healing - healing on so many more levels than just healing from surgery last year. It's been a year of learning... of gaining patience and confidence, wisdom and strength. It's forced me to look …
Authentic Defense and Instinctive Munitions
Life's many battles, and their genuine reflexive response demonstrate the soul's truth. It's hard to mask or camouflage an embedded instinctual response to a particular situation or circumstance. Shriveling up, punching a wall, blasting music, or endless crying aren't everyone's cup of tea in terms of dealing with daily stresses, or cataclysmic events. Some retreat …
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The Inexplicable Reality
Nerve Tumors - Here We Go Again Drift back in time with me, if you will, to November 28 of 2018 when I had fifteen nerve tumors removed from a small portion of both the Femoral and Sciatic nerves. Glory to God, His Hands on my surgeon and the team, I came out of that …
Neurofibromatosis
Understanding the Invisible Shock So throughout this exceedingly long and tedious health journey of mine discovering the true diagnosis, there's been a lot of confusion regarding what neurofibromatosis actually is. So, let's just dive in together. So this is a side view picture of a female's pelvic area, her name I will keep private for …
Metabolic Metamorphasis
The definition of 'metamorphosis is: A profound change in form of one stage of life to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to to the pupa, and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. We humans, also have the adaptability to engage in metamorphosis. Not in the literal …
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
WHAT IS YOUR REFLEXIVE REACTION? We're all ill, mentally and physically, our spirit is even tired. We are exhausted, irritated, and in constant anxiety mode. It's our environment, it's strained relationships that we feel we need to baby and coddle so that we don't cause any unwanted conflict. It's social media that twists stories, and …