Excuse me….I didn’t hear you, what was I saying?

Excuse me….I didn’t hear you, what was I saying?

Brain fog.  The words themselves sound almost creepy…like they belong in some poorly made horror film.  Say them to any normal healthy person and you are likely to get looked at like you just recited the entire works of Shakespeare in Pig Latin.  Say it to a fellow Spoonie and you will get a fa

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Sick Humor: “Re-Finding” The Funny

We have forgotten how to laugh. There. I said it. Not that I can blame a single one of us. Let’s face it, when you wake up, throw your leg off the bed and hear it echo in the room like a creaking door in a 1950’s horror flick, the giggle factor isn’t really at an all time high. I don’t th

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10 Tips For Navigating Your Way Through Brain Fog

10 Tips For Navigating Your Way Through Brain Fog

There are several chronic ailments that affect cognitive function. Also, certain medications can cause forgetfulness or confusion. The non-medical term for this is brain fog, and it seems pretty apt. I like to compare it to trying to run while knee-deep in mud. I've been dealing with varying amou

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Sick Humor: Diary of a Mad Spoon Woman

Sick Humor: Diary of a Mad Spoon Woman

I truly believe laughter is the best medicine…well as far as free medicines go.  I totally have a lunch sack full of pills that can give generic laughter a good ol’ fashioned run for its money, but nothing beats a laugh.  I’m not talking about the quiet snickers with your hand over your mout

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