Tonight is the Full Corn Moon, named because this is a time of the corn harvests. The August Full Moon is also known as the Sturgeon Moon because this was the time when wild sturgeon and salmon would be abundant in rivers and streams. At this time, our emotions will be heightened, our senses will … Continue reading Full Corn Moon In Aquarius

The Hardest Hour of the Day With Fibromyalgia

Link 2017-08-062017-08-06 Miss Poison Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia, Mornings, Sarah Borien

https://themighty.com/2016/09/why-waking-up-in-the-morning-is-hard-with-fibromyalgia/

Of Pain You Could Wish Only One Thing

Quote 2017-08-06 Miss Poison Quotes Agony, Chronic Pain, George Orwell, Pain, Quotes, Torture

“Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes.” ―George Orwell

Fool

Video 2017-08-052017-08-05 Miss Poison Music Fool, Music, The Sweeplings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL5opUpa5gU

You Only Get One Chance

2017-08-042017-08-12 Miss Poison Unbelievable Crap, Writing Doctors, Drama, Health, Musings, Observations, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

I showed up for my doctor's appointment today and the office staff, who I can only describe as idiotically incompetent, something I don't normally say about this particular office, waited about ten minutes before informing me that my insurance had been terminated. To say I was outraged is a vast understatement. When they ask you … Continue reading You Only Get One Chance

Dear CDC, Why Are You Torturing Pain Patients?

Link 2017-08-042017-08-04 Miss Poison Articles, Pain Patients Articles, Centers For Disease Control, Josh Bloom, Pain Patients

http://www.acsh.org/news/2017/06/22/dear-cdc-why-are-you-torturing-pain-patients-11469

When Your World Moves Too Fast

Image 2017-08-042017-08-04 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes Christy Ann Martine, Images/Photos/Quotes

I Don’t Know If You’ve Ever Felt Like That

Quote 2017-08-032017-08-03 Miss Poison Quotes Exist, Quotes, Sleep, Stephen Chbosky

“I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist. Or something like that. I think wanting that is very morbid, but I want it when I get like this. That’s why I’m trying … Continue reading I Don’t Know If You’ve Ever Felt Like That

We Need to Talk About the Sexism Against Women in Healthcare

Link 2017-08-022017-08-02 Miss Poison Articles, Chronic Pain Chronic Pain, Healthcare, Sexism

https://themighty.com/2017/08/sexism-against-women-chronic-pain-healthcare/ My big question reading this is, "Why do you sit there and allow it? Why don't you speak up?" It's important to be assertive when it comes to your health, and not allow yourself to be written off time and again