This Brutiful Life

Physical Health:I had the 2nd Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) last Tuesday. [See my Onward post for more information about SGBs.] The main side effects were dizziness, headache, extreme fatigue, nose rash, and nausea. By Friday, I was feeling better with milder side effects. The dizziness still comes and goes, but I will take it. SGB Read more

Apparently, I have a lot of intellectual humility given what has come out of my mouth the most over the last few weeks. As usual, everything is confusing. Nothing has gone as planned. I have said, “I don’t know,” quite a bit over the last few weeks, and I am not sure that is going Read more

The last week has been even more of a whirlwind than usual. I was very physically ill last Thursday and into Friday due to one (or all) of the treatment protocols and toxins in my body. There are too many details to include here, but suffice it to say that at least one of the Read more

Physical Health:Last Thursday night into Friday morning, I began having a physical reaction to something. My face started developing a familiar rash. By Saturday afternoon, I was experiencing a terrible headache and extreme fatigue, and I was dizzy and nauseated. I slept most of Saturday afternoon and evening. While this is one of my body’s Read more

Physical Health:I got my first Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) this week (see my Onward post for more info on SGBs). I didn’t know that it was going to be my “first” until I showed up at the appointment and the doctor recommended that I get one per week for 2-3 weeks. Um, what? I knew Read more

A Little Humor:As I wrote in Right on Schedule last week, our therapist told me that I am the “Queen of Coping Skills.” In response, one of my dear friends suggested that we buy a crown for me to wear to match the title I was given. I laughed so hard at this suggestion, but Read more