Photo by Ketut Subiyanto I have recently moved out of a large house in Silicon Valley to a bedroom in the East Bay. I hear this is called “downsizing”. As I packed and moved my stuff and now unpack it all, I’ve discovered that downsizing means more...
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com Simone Biles is a badass, not just for her gymnastic abilities, but for her ability to ask for help. Her body and mind needed rest, so she rested. She didn’t fall into the trap of shame or feeling guilt about letting...
(image from ThoughtCo ) Since Rhia moved out, all I want to do is sleep. My skin feels heavy stretched across my frame and sometimes my muscles tremble as if I’ve lifted hundreds of pounds of iron. Everything aches. It’s clear that I’ve been running...
I am sitting alone in a hotel room on what was to be a restful, peaceful night. Instead, I am weeping so fiercely my ribs ache. I’m nauseous from hyperventilating and I’d scream but I don’t want to disturb the other guests at this quaint hotel. Needing a break from...
Photo by Bruno Pires on Pexels.com What if instead of looking at myself like a broken mirror that I need to somehow glue back together, I stop and just look at my reflection? The broken pieces are sharp and cut my hands when I hold them, so what if I stop trying to...
It has been more than a year since Rhia began losing weight, and we still don’t know why. What triggered weight loss, increased ataxia, decreased stamina, and vision loss? It began so slowly that I didn’t notice how thin she was or that her ataxia had...
