The Beast and The Jeep
My pain attack hit a 10 on the pain scale, and my first instinct was to climb into the back of my dad’s Jeep in the garage. I let my […]
Tag Archives: trigeminal neuralgia
TN, Or: The Time I Wanted to Pull All My Teeth Out
Trigeminal neuralgia feels like a special kind of hell. It’s hard to find any other way of describing it, though I’ve tried, and I’ve certainly written novels and stories where […]
Health care?
This is in response to what Mo Brooks recently said, and also what’s going on with healthcare today. The healthcare battle is important to me and others like me. I am […]
10 ways to help
A relationship becomes all the more difficult if chronic pain or chronic illness is involved. Many difficulties faced by those with chronic pain or illness are also faced by their loved […]
The Drive
Persevering seems to be what I do best, and I don’t always know how I manage. The question, “What am I still doing here?” crosses my mind a lot, and […]
In the Face of Darkness
I waited in the tiny exam room with my head wrapped up in a scarf, because the fluorescent lights have been a trigger for me since childhood. The doctor came […]
Out Of The Body
Pain has a way of separating you from reality, but it also has a way of keeping you grounded. It’s a strange balance I’ve noticed over the years, since I’ve […]
Trigeminal Neuralgia in fiction
Excerpt from Orion Cross My Sky: The house, including his bedroom, smelled like his mother’s stale cigarettes. Orion clambered out of bed, his face aching. It had been a cold […]
The TN Attack
Last year, during a severe pain attack, I was asked, “What’s it feel like?” I remember writhing where I sat, wanting to rip my face off, wanting to tear it […]
Return of the TN Beast
I keep hoping that one day I’ll wake up and the pain will be gone. I give myself that benefit of the doubt. My gift to myself is the desperate […]