This Brutiful Life

The following words were written by the best husband in the world: Nearly a year has passed since my last post, and we are still on the chronic illness train.  We are still taking one day at a time and continuing to try to find joy in the little things.  The opportunities for growth as… Read more

(credit: unknown) Yay for winning season! Here is the latest update and a side note . . . Physical Health:Today is my last day of the Lyme treatment for now. I completed 21 treatment days of 50% of the full dosage with only 1 day off between treatment days. Yay! We had an appointment last night with my… Read more

(credit: unknown) It has been a rough week, but what I know for sure is that I did not shit my pants. 🤣 👍 Here is the latest update . . . Physical Health:As a reminder, I am currently at 50% of the full dosage of this current Lyme treatment protocol. The current side effects include… Read more

I had some conversations this week that were deep and meaningful. One was with a friend who knows my history, pain points, and some of the finer details of my life story. She knows so much that she is rarely surprised by anything I say. However, as I was explaining some of the finer details of the last… Read more

Our amazing therapist, who specializes in chronic illness and trauma, needed to go out of town for a personal matter, so we were unable to have our weekly session last week. I don’t follow the Instagram account below, but the video popped up in my feed a while back, and I thought it was funny. When… Read more

I have had people ask me what a typical day looks like for me. There is not a typical day in my world, but I thought I could at least log a day when I was feeling okay physically and then share it. Here was my Tuesday this week: 5:55 AM: Wake up and snuggle with the husband.… Read more