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   "Isy Aweigh" blogs

Blog posts that get crosslinked and referred to most include...

Biowizardry

This style is clear and direct, except when that interferes with getting the point across:

• Pain rating scales must describe reality, or they are meaningless,
  the case for meaningful, valid, patient-centered documentation.
• Clarifying nutrition: focus on Source, Process, and Time,
  clears up some basic confusion about conflicting info.
• CRPS, ANS dysfunction, and chronic vertigo,
  describing how these relate.
• Putting the "con" in mitochondria, the "funk" in dysfunction,
  a primer on mitochondria, the body's batteries.
• Serious business: reporting bad doctors, saving future patients,
  what to do when you (or a loved one) find yourself in the wrong hands.

Living Anyway

This is where I informally work things out, while pointing a finger at my life and laughing:

• Pushing back on neuroplasticity,
  re-remapping the brain when it tries to get silly ideas.
• The sheer activity of Epsom salt baths,
  using magnesium and friction to remap my brain's understanding of my body.
• Re-learning how to drive,
  choosing and adapting a car I can use.
• Recipe: Kale Shake & the Sunshine Band,
  my Brain Food Shake -- a cheaper and simpler version than Paula Abdul's.
• Testing Myself -- Silly Me,
  on neuro-oriented gluten allergy and how to treat an exposure.

   Projects/Standalone work

For those of you dealing with serious or chronic illness, consider the value of creating good documentation. It's not that hard, especially with a jump start:

• Documentation I Use: how, and why, to record what happens and how your body responds. Includes samples for download.
• Check the blog post Pain rating scales must describe reality, or they are meaningless, for a detailed look at ways to rate pain and functional levels.

CRPS: Art & Spirit [website in development] focuses on what really works for us, at every stage of disease... most notably, creativity and a strong inward life. We aim to showcase the art, performance, and writing of our amazing CRPS compatriots; drive attention and funding to truly effective care; and ultimately contribute to the cure.

For those of you who think you've given up on writing as something creative, useful and fun, try this instead:

• Writing Like Yourself: re-learning how to write intentionally, manage your inner critic, salve your spirit, leave writer's block behind, and maybe save the world while you're at it. Why not?