How to Travel with Chronic Illness Travelling with Fibromyalgia, or any chronic illness, can be difficult at best. I long for the days when I could jump in the car for a day trip and allow it to turn into an overnight trip without any planning. That's just not reality anymore. These days if … [Read more...]
PillSuite Makes Taking Meds Easier
A couple of years ago I posted about PillPack. It was something I couldn't quite wrap my head around trying because my pills change too often. Yet, I've stayed enamored with the idea of having my pills in nice little sealed baggies so that I can grab them and go. If I could just make my own, I … [Read more...]
DineSafe makes dining out with food allergies easier
The UK and Europe are often ahead of the US in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to things that affect our health. I just recently learned that they actually have laws regarding allergen disclosure in restaurants. Man, I wish we had that here - it would make my life so much easier and really … [Read more...]
Sunday Inspiration: The Opportunity Costs of Life
Brainless Blogger Nikki made a great point on her blog this last week: "I know there is a price to be paid for everything I do. I have always thought about in terms of cost and benefit terms. There will be consequences but there will be benefits. There have been times were the cost was high but the … [Read more...]
Travelling Gluten Free with Fibro
Just three years ago I posted about our last trip to Colorado Springs, it was a much different trip. I don't remember a lot about that trip other than I spent a lot of time in our hotel room taking naps, and avoiding being touched by my family. This year we headed back out for my niece's graduation … [Read more...]
6 Tips for Travelling with Fibromyalgia
Vacation is supposed to be relaxing, but travelling with fibromyalgia or other chronic illness makes travelling more difficult and can leave you worn out before you even reach your destination. Edit: This post was originally written in 2010, just at the beginning of my illness. A lot has changed … [Read more...]
