One night, when Cricket was about 1 1/2 years old, she woke up screaming in the middle of the night. We could not for the life of us comfort this poor child. Finally, I thought to ask: “Cricket, does your ear hurt?” and she immediately nodded and stopped crying. Next day, pediatrician appointment. Yep, ear [...]
Archive for the ‘Fibromyalgia’ Category
Brain Training: 1, Monday: 0
November 13th, 2012
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Yesterday, Monday bit me on the ass. My fibromyalgia flared up over the weekend and I woke up Monday (after a good night’s sleep) deeply exhausted. I decided it was wise to work from home but, of course, this required massive schedule juggling. Anything that could be postponed or cancelled was. I planned to drive [...]
Book Review: How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard
October 31st, 2012
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Okay so this book is not about mindful parenting or teaching mindfulness to kids BUT as a mindful parent struggling with chronic illness (migraines and fibromyalgia), I wanted to share this book. How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard. Toni Berhard went on vacation to [...]
Just.Be.Enough: 10 Things I Couldn’t Be Enough Without
May 22nd, 2012
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Since my fibromyalgia diagnosis, I feel like I‘ve lost my voice for this blog. When I started this blog, I was developing my mindful parenting skills and trying out some mindfulness games with my kids. I was excited and I had a lot to say and I thought it might be useful to some other [...]
It’s never Lupus
May 7th, 2012
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I’ve written a few times on this blog about the chronic, often debilitating pain I’ve been in for the past 8 months. Just do a search for the term “pain” on the right on my blog. See? Yep. Pain. Well, two weeks ago I finally got to see a rheumatologist. Diagnosis? Arthritis in my neck, [...]
