This Brutiful Life

A friend and former colleague passed away yesterday after a 5 year battle with cancer. She was a phenomenal teacher and a wonderful person. We were texting buddies over the last few years since her cancer battle began around the same time that I needed to resign from my teaching position. I won’t be able… Read more

It has been another busy week. Mouth:The holistic/biological dentist from the neighboring state had me visit my regular local dentist to see if there was something else going on. The regular dentist was kind, but since cavitation surgery is not taught in dental school, he was very resistant to everything I have learned about the… Read more

Gratitude and grief are interesting. Gratitude is a constant in my life, but grief sneaks up on me when I least expect it. As the title of this blog suggests, life is simultaneously brutal and beautiful, but it still catches me off guard some days. It can feel weird to be both grateful and grieving… Read more

I don’t have any updates except that we are currently on the struggle bus. We are in the familiar situation where my doctors are all perplexed about why my body is doing what it is doing. My sinuses, ears, cheek, and teeth are still reacting to something. What is going on? There are a bunch… Read more

The oral surgery recovery process continues to be a challenge. For most of the last 20+ years, I have had sinus, ear, and lung issues. The amount of alarms I have set on my phone to remind me to do something for one of these issues throughout the day is insane. Rinses, sprays, drops, etc.… Read more

On Monday of this week, I received the results of the DNA biopsy of the tissue removed from my mouth 3 weeks ago, and there were a large number of a variety of pathogens. I uploaded the results to my current doctor (functional medicine chiropractor) who advised me to check for this issue in the… Read more