Rehab? No, No, No

  Summer 2011They tried to make me go to rehab/I said, no, no, no/Yes, I been black/But when I come back, you’ll know, know, know.”-Amy Winehouse {As high achieving as Husband is, one of the things he particularly respects about me is that I quit. I quit when I know a job, friendship or, as …

Rehab? Yes, Yes, Yes

“They tried to make me go to rehab/I said, no, no, no/Yes, I been black/But when I come back, you'll know, know, know.” -Amy Winehouse Outpatient Functional Restoration Program at my hospital, you had me at sleep hygiene! {I actually QUIT after two days! Wrong program for “young” fibro patients, to say the bleeping least} …

The Barest, The Realest & The Hardest: The Kids

Hi Team Jennifer’s Docs: I hope it’s okay to reach out this evening. {Well that was hours ago and none of you responded, f*ckity f*ck f*ck f*ck!}. I "overdid it" one day (so this is the punishment I get for enjoying my family?!), then had a terrible fibro flare over the weekend and per your …

Pain Pill Cocktail du Jour

This time the pics are the story. Read them. Since I’m missing a New Year’s Eve Party, I got “dressed up” for my doctor appt. I’m really into scrunchies now, am wearing a light coat of Rose Beautycounter lip gloss, and left the zombie eyes bare. Goodnight 2018. I toast my "Levy Protocol" + a …

How to Ask For Help

{Fibro fog = typos. If you find one, I'll buy you a Hansen's snoball. "There are no shortcuts to quality."} Sometimes help and kindness appear unexpectedly. But before anyone can know how much you need it—hard as it can be—you have to let others in on your struggles and do the hard part: Ask. From …