This is such a beautiful and heart-wrenching post. I am sharing it because I can relate to so much of it - chronic pain, hemiplegic migraines, bowel disease, and just having trouble coping with everyday life. Please give this the read it deserves. And while it is about another blogger, much of it is my …
Reblog – I Am Here
My friend, Claire, has eloquently voiced my feelings and probably those of most people who deal with chronic pain and illness. Missing important events makes you feel even more isolated and invisible.
Lydia!
I am here,
Do you still see me?
My heart is beating
Within my broken shell.
A mind is playing
The words of a lifetime
The will is surviving
To write a legacy well.
Am I succeeding?
Am I still growing?
In spite of a body
That creaks with pain.
My mind is creating
My will is still flowing
To harness experience
For a generation to gain.
I may be unseen
Not always present,
But can you still see me?
Here I remain.
Claire Saul
The Finite Difference Between Acute and Chronic
I still remember the first thing said at my two-month pain clinic. This could be partly due to the fact I took it twice (due to my father's passing); however, it is mostly because of the impact that it made on all of us. "You are not here for us to help you get rid …
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