the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

spoonie life.

  • flu days surrounded by flowers.

    Here in the Hippie Hut, I’m still in my New Year’s Plague Era, quarantined with Dr. Ollie and Dr. Teddy in our bedroom. I’ve experienced an assortment of symptoms since this began, a sort of combination of flu and flare that has changed daily – and sometimes even hourly. Where have I landed with the… Read more

  • starting off 2026 with a super moon and a super plague.

    First, Happy 2026, y’all. I hope you all had a safe and lovely new year holiday. We were blessed to visit Mom and Pop on New Year’s Day and we also stopped by to see our precious GJ on her birthday as well. As we got home New Year’s night, I was not feeling my… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 4 – a systemic CRPS flare for Christmas.

    Last month was CRPS Awareness Month and I actually chose to skip my usual post about it, as I fear y’all get tired of hearing about my health challenges so often. Well, as fate would have it, my fall a few weeks ago has brought on a flare of my systemic CRPS, with a vengeance.… Read more

  • Blogmas Day 2 – A Merry Ortho Christmas.

    Well, y’all, the fall I mentioned in yesterday’s post – that I considered a “banged up” type, resulted in my doctor insisting I go for X-rays yesterday as I haven’t been able to get this pain under control. Hrrmmm. On a Friday afternoon, of course, that meant urgent care and the wait from Hail: When… Read more

  • a thought-provoking article about chronic illness.

    I hope to share a few happy Thanksgiving week posts with y’all over the next few days – and Happy Thanksgiving week this Monday morning ❤ – but first I really need to share an article I came across that has taken my breath. Appearing on my homepage early today, it’s titled “After My Wife… Read more

  • coming back – with a little help from the best book friends.

    These past few weeks, I’ve been away as my body has run amok with pain flares, GI symptoms, and exhaustion. However – especially going into winter – there is no way to predict how my illnesses will behave, so it is time to find a way to get back on my writing schedule, regardless. This… Read more

  • flares, crashouts, and stomach bugs, oh my.

    I am still working to get into a regular writing routine – as my body is trying to sabotage my best efforts it seems. Recently, it feels like for every “good” day – one where I’m up and out and about for anything at all – my body crashes out hard with pain, fatigue, and… Read more

  • appointments, labs, scans, and waiting.

    Yesterday was a busy medical day. In the morning, I drove across town to the earliest available appointment for DEXA scan (which has still taken some months), to assess the current state of my bones. After that, I had my new patient appointment with an immunologist to sort the obvious challenges that exist with my… Read more

  • pain awareness month – and unfortunate news for the CRPS community.

    As I’ve said this week, I am experiencing a gnarly pain flare – both my RA and many symptoms of my CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) have been difficult to control – and I’m here after a long night spent trying to quell some terrible stabbing nerve pains in my knees and hands (nighttime nerve… Read more

  • a sick day (week).

    As a I reported yesterday, I was a woman down after our outing to Starkville on Saturday. Now that we are home and settled, my body is “blossoming” into a full blown flare it seems. I am exhausted, feverish, having severe nerve pain, and experiencing GI issues as well. After all these years, it shouldn’t… Read more