A Necessary Beverage

“What are you drinking? It looks like you’re walking around with a giant margarita,” my physical therapist chuckled. Despite sensing his collegial intentions I bristled, took another sip, and explained that the beverage helped manage my nausea. I was in my third year of living with herniated discs from a work injury that caused muscleContinue reading “A Necessary Beverage”

What Does Chronic Pain Feel Like?

Dear Humans Unfamiliar With Chronic Pain, What part of yourself do you wish strangers could see? For me, it’s the invisible collection I carry everywhere from chronic pain. The collection began with a shift, an accident while working with a student, defined using medical terms “lumbar disc herniations” and “radiculopathy.” While these words explain theContinue reading “What Does Chronic Pain Feel Like?”