My Psoriasis Journey : More Joints Join the Party

My Psoriasis Journey : More Joints Join the Party It is difficult to share this journey to diagnosis and a treatment.  I like to keep this kind of stuff private and quiet but I need to do my part to raise awareness and maybe help others get help sooner or help push for studies for diagnostics and treatment. I am […]

My Psoriasis Journey – The Joint Pain Begins

So where did my joint journey begin?  For those of you have read my previous posts I’m inviting you on my journey to a diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis.  Looking back I believe my joint issues started 8 years ago.  Though a piece of me questions if a problem I have had since childhood may be related but more on that […]

My Psoriasis Journey

Who is ready to go on this journey with me?  I’ve decided to share my story in the hopes that it reaches one person that needs to hear it.  My plan is to win this battle with my body and give you something inspirational.  Right now I am finding hope and inspiration from a man on YouTube who has been […]

Autoimmune Diseases Suck

That title really says everything I need to say. I have a half sister who is old enough to be my mother.  As a child I remember the worry on our dad’s face as my parents discussed her medical condition. I was too young to fully grasp what they were discussing but I knew it was scary and rare.   Over […]

Pet Loss and Grief

Is there a stigma to grieving a pet? One might say that because of my profession I am out of touch with what society considers acceptable grieving time for a pet.  But I see extremes.  I see the owners who say it was just a dog and I see the family who recognizes the pet as a child.  I also […]

Has technology given me ADD?

Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder were both known when I was a child.  In fact it was first recognized in 1798 and described as “mental restlessness.”  The first deliberate diagnosis is credited to a British physician Dr. Still (no irony there) who made his discovery in 1903 as a “defect of moral control.”  During the 1980’s the […]

Go Spurs Go as we say goodbye to Tony Parker

What has happened to the San Antonio Spurs?  That is the question on many fans’ minds right now. I’m not a sports guy.  I’m not even a guy.  I’m just sharing my opinions on the current situation surrounding San Antonio’s only professional sports team. When my husband took me to my first Spurs game he repeatedly told me “that kid […]