Well, I’ve decided to see if I have a gluten/wheat and/or dairy intolerance/allergy and if it’s compacting my health issues. My IBS is back, I have this other inflammatory process in my body. I have a sister who is wheat/glucose intolerant with colitis/chrones and my mother and grandmother were lactose intolerant. So those are my [...]

Joy, it never rains, it pours. I’ve been having increasing problems with my bowels over the last few months with my other health issues. I was diagnosed several years ago with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. My IBS then gave me debilitating bowel cramps that would leave me in so much pain, I would become non-verbal, a [...]

My eyes are sore… and my vision a bit blurry, my eyes feel buggy, they’re red, they ache. It’s a symptom of Reiter’s Syndrome, of reactive arthritis, and other forms of arthritis. I’m having eye inflammation. My body pain is wearing on me emotionally, but the eye symptoms scare me. I know the worst case [...]

When you think of household dwelling insects, typically you don’t think of dragonflies.
A few days ago, a dragonfly, not a damsel fly, but a very big blue and black dragonfly flew into the house to the big front picture window. I had never seen one indoors before. I caught it, and released it outside. The [...]

Well, I went to see the internist yesterday, and after answering lots of questions, and a very thorough examination, he proclaims that he knows exactly what is wrong with me. That I have a form of reactive arthritis called Reiter’s Syndrome. He goes on to tell me about Reiter’s Syndrome, that I seem to have [...]

Yesterday evening as I was swimming away the soreness in my body in the community pool, I was reflecting on my life, my present, my past, and what my future might bring. How having pain is changing my life, how my life may change if my pain disorder is diagnosed as a chronic condition. I [...]

In Canada today, thousands of people are waiting for organs, waiting to see if they will live or die. Others have lost or are losing sight, only needing corneas to restore vision or prevent blindness. Collectively, we have the power to save lives, save a sense like someones vision. Without costing us. You may or [...]

Well, I’ve gotten a puppy, yes, another dog. We tried a fourth dog, a rescue older un-neutered male on impulse earlier this summer, and he wasn’t a good fit, that, and some neighbours turned us in for being extra barky, and the city came and wagged their finger at us for having 4 dogs. Prince [...]