Living with a chronic illness/disease, the focus is placed on a number of things: Often times, there are elements forgotten in the day-to-day struggles, the physical and emotional effects, and access to care. For me, personally, many of these areas were missing in the early days of my epilepsy diagnosis. The lack of resources, education,… Continue reading The Power of Nurses
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How
How can we as a society breakdown the barriers between us—barriers separating our individuality and uniqueness. How can we allow the atrocities of another lay waste to a belief different to theirs—a belief stemmed from centuries of old customs, a way of life, a community with ideals, and the need to survive. How can we… Continue reading How
Remember
Do you remember when before mass recycling was a thing grocery stores had a corral of empty boxes you could take from? Furniture recycling was unknown, you fixed broken legs, upholstery restitched or replaced/ only when all options were exhausted did the derelict find its way to the landfill. Do you remember when, shopping wasn’t… Continue reading Remember
Evrythin’s Broke
evrythin’s broke ‘n I know not what to do. a backed-up sink, A clock that sticks, ‘n oven that refuses to clean. this stuff ain’t old but tisn’t new they’ve just been used ‘n abused. lights ‘a flicker’ en, A furnace cut ‘in out overflow ‘in toilets gutters ’n drains rot ‘en sidin’ chew’ d… Continue reading Evrythin’s Broke
Day 20!
Numbers Numbers on clocks and numbers on docks Numerals decimals and fractions galore Numbers on pages and numbers on cages Numerals as letters, bullets and more Numbers on locks and numbers on keys Numerals beside letters, and symbols above Numbers on phones cards, numbers on alleys Numerals on sundials, laptops and tablets Numbers made of… Continue reading Day 20!
Hello
Today’s prompt: write your own poem that provides five answers to the same question – without ever specifically identifying the question that is being answered. Slow to rise Eyes half shut Stumbles, trips over the cat in search of Coffee Rudely disturbed by an Abrupt weight landing on My chest to explore the length of… Continue reading Hello
Green spaces and sand traps
I’m not adverse to sports, I like my hockey and football, own jerseys and hats pay for streaming and extra channels so as not to miss out. But what I can’t understand is the driving urge to stand out in the hot sun in silence rooting for a pimpled ball to roll in a hole.… Continue reading Green spaces and sand traps
Day Seven
[a hard time coming] You know it’s not easy when empty and uninspired without a muse that speaks to you, and a mind devoid of thought.It’s a daily struggle, especially in April when the pressure is high, and your well is dry. It’s hard to do something at the drop of a hat, it’s like… Continue reading Day Seven
I just had to share
Thanks for viewing. Have a lovely last few days of March. I guess we’re going out like a lamb here in Calgary. Enjoy the sunshine!! Hugs,
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures [pnes]and Epilepsy
PNES is diagnosed using some of the same technology as epilepsy. Electrodes (tiny discs the size of a dime) glued to the scalp and attached to an EEG (electroencephalogram), are used to confirm any electrical disturbances on the brain, specifically the neurons. Epileptic seizures are a result of misfiring neurons the discharges appear like earthquakes… Continue reading Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures [pnes]and Epilepsy