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A different type of elimination diet – #celiac and eating out
Read more: A different type of elimination diet – #celiac and eating outOut of the biggest challenges I’ve had since being diagnosed with celiac disease has been eating out. We used to eat out about once per week. It was often a treat or an opportunity to socialize. With the renovations, grabbing a quick meal became a bit of a norm. We had fast food meals on…
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Place memories
Read more: Place memoriesThe other day I said to my husband that Yosemite was my “cancer place”. The first time I went there was as a brief holiday before the beginning of chemotherapy. We went again for our anniversary while I was in the middle of chemotherapy. My memories of Yosemite are all tied up in my cancer…
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My first solo road trip #celiac conference #cdfexpo
Read more: My first solo road trip #celiac conference #cdfexpoLast weekend I did my first solo road trip. I drove down to Pasadena to attend the celiac disease foundation annual conference and expo. I had thought it was going to be a 4-5 hour drive, which unfortunately turned out to be more like a 6-7 hour drive. The good news is that I did…
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Finding a parking space
Read more: Finding a parking spaceAs I pulled into Costco today, it occurred to me that I didn’t know where to park. This repeated itself for each errand I had to run today – Costco, Sprouts, the gym … Since shortly after moving to California, I’ve been going through breast cancer treatment and recovery. And shortly after starting treatment I…
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I didn’t get sick … life with #celiac disease
Read more: I didn’t get sick … life with #celiac diseaseI just had a conversation with a friend about how we need to be better about blogging when things go well. It is so easy to find reason to write and rant about things, but more difficult to remember to write when things go well. So this post is mostly about things going well, with…
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Fear and UTIs
Read more: Fear and UTIsFirst I want to warn all my readers that this article is going to talk about female stuff. It is going to talk about urinary tract infections (UTIs) and other things related to female body parts. If you don’t want to read it – turn your gaze now …
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Imbalanced …
Read more: Imbalanced …I wonder, if balance is a verb, is imbalance the opposite? Or just unbalanced? One of the things that I am realizing (or re-realizing as I seem to make this reflection over and over again) – is that I do not understand my bodies cues. The things it used to tell me, the indicators that…
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Balance is a verb
Read more: Balance is a verbA friend of mine, Stacey, recently posted about her experience after a weekend retreat at Commonweal. She commented that one of her learnings was that ‘balance is a verb’ (her blog post is here: http://coffeemommy-at-work.blogspot.com/2016/03/balance-is-verb.html). This idea of balance as a verb has got me thinking. It really resonates because I’ve been in search of the…
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No problem – minor meltdown
Read more: No problem – minor meltdownWhen the pain first started to bother me, my immediate reaction was lymphedema. This is huge progress. I didn’t go straight to cancer. It annoyed me but I didn’t let it bother me. I congratulated myself on how well I handled it. How I didn’t let it stress me out. No problem. When it didn’t…
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A drug to make travel less stressful #celiac
Read more: A drug to make travel less stressful #celiacSince my celiac diagnosis, I’ve been totally stressed out about travel. I love to travel. One of the things I love most about going to new places is trying out the different regional cuisines. However, with celiac disease that is really difficult. Any amount of gluten in the food makes me sick. What some people…
