**Potential trigger warning** “Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad.” I think my doctor is a compatible astrological sign and/or is perhaps magically able to defuse angry women. I realize sometimes it’s … Continue reading Doctor & Patient: The Follow-Up
Year: 2017
Every Age, Every Culture
“Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and ugliness; accepts certain sufferings as matters of course, puts up patiently with certain evils. Human life is reduced to real suffering, real hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap. A … Continue reading Every Age, Every Culture
Fatherless
I am very open and honest about the kind of relationship I had with my father. He passed away nearly ten years ago after a fifteen year battle with cancer. In the years leading up to his death, I was his support system, but ultimately a child shouldn't learn, at any age, how much they … Continue reading Fatherless
Childhood Trauma and Stress Leads to Fibromyalgia
https://www.ushealthtimes.com/childhood-trauma-and-stress-leads-to-fibromyalgia-dr-brady/ That's not all it can lead to. 😦
Do Not Be Afraid
“Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.” —Dante Alighieri
Dark Place
Everything I'm writing at the moment is mean and hateful. I'm in a dark place, and I've already explained why. Or at the very least, I gave a partial explanation. Tonight, I am just trying to get through the next few hours and tomorrow, and each day until I hit Monday. I can break down … Continue reading Dark Place
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 