What are you looking at? You are looking at my daily breakfast (or pre-breakfast I suppose although I cannot eat for an hour or two after drinking all of this). I drink all of this first thing in the morning on my good days. On the bad days, I add 12 ounces of tomato juice... Continue Reading →
Grocery Store: Arch Nemesis of the Chronically Ill
I have found it is the consensus there is not much worse for the chronically ill person than the grocery store. This especially true for those such as myself who are orthostatically challenged. It involves a lot of standing and few places to sit. It’s busy, bright, loud, and even sometimes confusing. You cannot generally... Continue Reading →
Mayo Clinic Day 3
Yay! I am done with all of my testing! I have to say all of the stuff all of you have written encouraging me really helped out. Today was the Tilt Table Test -- the test I have been dreading all week. Tilt Table Test POTS stands for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, if you break this... Continue Reading →