"...To people living with, living with, living with not dying from disease..." ~ RENT
I have learned some things since the last time I posted here. I am amazed at how many other people are also dealing with some sort of chronic health problems in their own lives -- chronic fatigue syndrome and migraines like me, or fibromyalgia, or lupus, or MS, or a thousand other things I'm sure I've never heard of and could never spell. What is really important here is how much it seems that we all have in common. Living with these kinds of problems is not easy, yet it seems whenever I meet somebody either they or someone close to them can very easily connect to my experiences with chronic illness.
(By the way, I'm not a big fan of the word "sick" or "ill" or "disabled" for that matter. Not that they're not true, just wish there was a better option. Any suggestions? Perhaps I have just grown tired of these terms after wearing them for about half my life, but I digress...)
So, the point of all this is that maybe there are things I've learned that can be helpful to others. I profess no special skills or training, just too much time on my hands and a desire to pass along something useful. Maybe even entertaining! Despite the title of my blog, I can promise no comedy (per se), just a positive outlook on life in general. I will also promise a concerted effort to post on a regular basis, to share a mix of "tips" and other things I've discovered through my time in the trenches as well as poems, film commentary, my attempts at cooking, etc. With apologies to my English teachers, I can also feel fairly confident in promising an overuse of these () these -- and these ...
Now, let's call that a mission statement and I would just like to take a moment to mention one other thing, dear reader. Yes, I just called you dear reader and I think I shall continue doing so in future or if I'm feeling exceptionally optimistic, perhaps -- y'all. What I'm saying is that I plan on talking to you and would very much like it if you talked back. There's a comment button. Use it. To anyone who is still reading this blog after 4 years without a post, I say, I'm flattered and a little perplexed, but thanks! If you're out there dear readers, talk back.
