Category Archives: depression
Unabashed Plug
Depression plagues me. A few weeks ago it finally defeated all my defenses and brought me crashing to my knees. Fortunately drugs and time-proven strategies are propping me up. One of the most formidable tools in my arsenal is music … Continue reading
A New Friend
My constant companion has a new friend. And frankly, this new “friend” turns my stomach – literally. It seems that along with pain I am now befriended by nausea and the resulting loss of stomach contents. Fortunately, while the nausea … Continue reading
How Does Stress Effect the Healing Process
Originally I wanted to write about my foraging trip today. The two and a half hours I spent in the forest stretched me beyond my capability, enough that I crashed when I got home. Fortunately I managed to get the … Continue reading
Pain in the Sacrum…
…instead of “pain in the x@#!?”. The sacrum is at the bottom of the spinal column, right above the tailbone. It is bound by the ilium on both sides. The joint between the sacrum and the ilium is called the … Continue reading
Foraging in January
It’s the beginning of the foraging season here. All it took was few rain storms and cooler weather. The rakevet are blooming; mustard greens are peeking up; dandelion green babies nestle in with the vetch. In a few months these … Continue reading
