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The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert

Detroit, Michigan
The Body Chronic is a blog for anyone that lives with chronic illness or chronic pain and those who support us. It's a blog for anyone who wants a starting place for answers or even to ask the right questions. You can e-mail me at: thebodychronic@gmail.com. Solitude, laughter, sanity and... Full Bio
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Pain is a funny thing by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Since I've been getting some improvement from my meds, PT and stim machine, it was quite the shock to be in more of a constant pain this week. Now granted, it's the week ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 3/6/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. -Socrates Read on »
Diet Food by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain So I've always had this weird fascination with things that people typically eat on diets. Or maybe these are things that people typically eat on diets in the 80 ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 3/4/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human na ... Read on »
The Thin Line of Fat: A New Series by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Those of us who have been fat our whole lives recognize the discrimination and prejudices associated with being larger than "normal." In fact, many of us have e ... Read on »
1 in 3 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Recent research indicates that 1 in every 3 American women is affected by a pelvic floor disorder of one type or another. Age is not a factor in this 1 in 3 statistic. ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 3/3/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain It is the ultimate wisdom of the mountains that a man is never more a man than when he is striving for what is beyond his grasp. - James Ramsey ... Read on »
Weekend Inspiration: March 1-2, 2008 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Sorry guys--I missed it this weekend. But I do love this song and it really gets you pumped up. So here it is.... Read on »
Weekend Inspiration: March 29-30, 2008 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Remember when Melissa Etheridge had her first post-cancer performance? Talk about inspiration... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 3/28/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and ai ... Read on »
Hello/GoodBuy--Byetta by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Though I haven't talked about it in any great detail here, I have started Byetta to control my Insulin Resistance and PCOS. It was a tough choice--the doctor's ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 3/27/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. Elbert Hubbard Read on »
Blogging From The Road--Lesson #1 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Don't promise updated blogs if you are not sure about the quality or quantity of your internet connection time. I can say that we did have a good vacation. I ca ... Read on »
The Body Chronic on Vacation: Vegas Style by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain That's right folks! This week The Body Chronic is taking a much needed break in Las Vegas! It'll be interesting to see how my trip there with a chronic body co ... Read on »
The Chronic Cat by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain After me and my first cat, Spencer, moved out on our own for good for my senior year in college, he started getting lonely during the days. He was used to havin ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 3/13/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tam ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 4/2/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are. - Harry Truman Read on »
Baseball Season is Upon Us by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain And for me and Mr. SG that means many days at Comerica Park in Detroit, watching our beloved Tigers. We're not those fairweather fans that jumped on the bandwagon in ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 3/31/08 and 4/1/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuil ... Read on »
Daily Inspiration: 4/8/08 by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Chronic Pain Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of t ... Read on »