I was never good at math or science in school. Well, I managed. Yes, I was in the advanced classes, taking AP calculus and AP chemistry. But it never came easily to me at all. Biology and physiology always made sense, but chemistry? Forget it. (And what is pharmacy? A good chunk of it…
July 1st marked two years since I started ribbonrx.com. A lot of bloggers call that a Blogiversary, which I suppose is just as good a term as any! In the wee hours of July 1, 2016 I tentatively published a brief post explaining what the name ribbonrx means. Later that same day, I published…
Trigger warning: this post contains discussions of depression, self harm, and suicidal ideation. Please steer clear if these subjects may act as a trigger for you. Since I rarely pay attention to much of anything anymore, it’s taken me until the middle of this week to realize that it’s Mental Health Awareness Week…in the…
What do I know about endometriosis? I know my symptoms started when I was a teenager, about two years after beginning menses. I know when, as a 19-year old, I brought my symptoms and concern for endometriosis to my attention of my OB/GYN, she dismissed my concerns because I didn’t have “enough” symptoms; since…
A year ago today, a tumor was removed from my head. The four-hour brain surgery itself was uneventful. I woke up pretty crabby afterwards. But when you go into the OR feeling fine and wake up with the world’s worst headache and sore throat and you can’t breathe through your nose or smell anything? Not…
When you have a chronic illness (or two, or three) sometimes you find yourself with some down time. Not necessarily because you chose this, but because your body decided for you. This is when it helps to have a hobby (or two, or three) to occupy yourself with. Ah, the flare. Every chronic illness has…
If you’re reading this post on my blog website right now, you might notice that this little blog of mine has gotten a facelift! A theme change is something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile, but I never had the guts to pursue it. Depending on the theme, the extent to which changing…
This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! What was the last URL that you bookmarked or saved? The login page to what will be my new, updated blog! I am transferring to a…
This will be a weekly post of the most random of random questions to answer- to share my world! Thanks to Cee’s blog for being the brainchild behind this! What is your favorite cheese? As my husband’s family hails from Wisconsin, we have an entire drawer of our refrigerator devoted solely to cheese. And when…
I think I need to take a break from reading memoirs. But I can’t seem to stop. My last four books: Still Waiting by Ann Swindell. Faithfully encouraging and integrates the story of the Bleeding Woman (one of my favorite parts of the Gospels). “From my own perspective, I couldn’t see any reason why God…
