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One of my favorite blogs to follow, How to Cope with Pain, has started a new challenge for March. The goal is to post 3 things you are thankful for each day, so here are mine for the past two days. March 1: I had a wonderful visit with a college friend yesterday. The weather yesterday was gorgeous! I have an amazing dog. Maigee and Me March 2: My dad brought home ice cream for a special treat. We had a beautiful thunderstorm today. My brother got a job and the interview may have saved his life by delaying him and keeping him out ofRead More →

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It can be frustrating when you have ideas for your life that just don’t work out how you planned.  As part of academic advising, I had things all planned out, I knew what classes I was going to take when.  In spring of 2013, I would graduate with a Bachelor degree in Neuroscience.  Everything looked so nice and neat on paper. The past few weeks have been a real struggle.  Between going to Cleveland Clinic to evaluate a possible genetic condition, the development of a seemingly invincible urinary tract infection, and some other health issues, class has taken a back seat to my health.  AfterRead More →

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I am incredibly honored to have recieved the Liebster Blog Award from Chris Dean who blogs at Life Your Way.  “Liebster” is German and means favorite or beloved.  The point of the award is that it is given to blogs that are somewhat less known.  I’ve noticed this among other blog awards around, but never expected to receive one myself. I’m even more surprised by the kind description she used to describe me and my blog: “I haven’t been following her long, but Amber is a fun-loving, positive person with a big heart! Don’t believe me? Check out her post ‘Crazy Sock Day!’” Now it is myRead More →

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Maigee and some of my crazy socks A year ago, a bunch of my friends who have CRPS/RSD had these pictures of wild socks on their Facebook pages.  While seeing funky socks on a friend or even two’s profiles might not be enough to make me think twice, the fact that nearly all of my CRPS friends had crazy socks and a bunch of CRPS’ers who I wasn’t friends with also had crazy socks on their profile.  My curiosity was piqued! This was my introduction to an amazing girl named Melanie.  A girl who at age 10 got CRPS in her foot as a result of aRead More →

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This was posted a bit early so I could submit it to the Chronic Babe blog carnival, enjoy! It is almost that time of year again; the time of year where people are looking forward to the new year and reflecting on the old one.  I have an even greater reason to do this.  December 31, 2008 was the day my surgery on my left arm that caused the start of my CRPS.  I was mostly drugged up and my arm was still numb from the regional anesthetic for that evening (I joke this is the only time I’ll ever be high on New Year’s), soRead More →

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I went out and took some pictures using various settings with my camera of the Supermoon last night.  Maigee volunteered as my willing assistant .Read More →

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1. Bugs are really, really fun, but you have to watch for the stinkers and the stingers. 2. Car rides mean fun smells. 3. Amber thinks she can sing, she can’t, but she still tries in the car. 4. Might as well settle down and take a nap at the bookstore, Amber will be there forever. 5. Drinking lots of water right before bed means that Amber will be half coherent when letting me out at 3:00 a.m. 6. Cats are fun until they just lay there doing nothing, but rabbits scratch back. 7. Guinea Pigs serve no purpose other than to make interesting squeakyRead More →

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I haven’t updated my blog in quite some time! Since my previous update, my right arm has been healing very well. It is still weak, and some pain, but it is nothing compared to the pain in my left arm after surgery. I have gained much strength and the sensitive pressure ulcer is completely healed over, nothing but an ugly scar left. I went to my orthopaedic surgeon last week and he told me he was kicking me out of his office. I told him that I never wanted to see him again – at least not in the office! I’m so grateful that IRead More →

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I was cleaning my closet and found an orange Frisbee from TUFW. Out of all of the things I found cleaning my closet, this cheap piece of plastic didn’t seem like much, but it brought me to tears. Not so much the toy, but the memories attached to the toy. See, I got this frisbee on September 27, 2008. The day is about as important as an orange frisbee to others, but for me it was my last day of freedom. It was a pretty typical day, in fact, I don’t remember much, except that we had some sort special dinner where we got freeRead More →

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Dolphin 2010 Arcylics, 9 x 11 inches Horse 2010 Graphite, 9 x 11 inches Mouse 2010 Graphite/Charcoal, 9 x 9 inchesRead More →