Author Archives: widebertha

“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President We had a taste of winter-like weather during the beginning of October.  Snow before our Canadian Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

This article is a must-read for anyone suffering from chronic pain. My chronic pain began after I drank Radio Active Iodine, which I now know to be a poison, to supposedly treat my Graves disease. Last Friday I finally received … Continue reading →

Summer has come and gone for another year.  It seems as soon as September 1st rolls around the temperature literally changes overnight.  It is no longer warm enough at night to heat the pool; cools off much too quickly.  Fall … Continue reading →

The last few weeks have been rather busy for us.  July began with a visit from our son and daughter-in=-law who live in Boston.  The time they spent with us went by much too quickly.  I should be used to … Continue reading →

Summer is finally here.  We have had temperatures of 30C since Monday.  Today it reached a high of 35C.   Years ago my sister and I were quite comfortable sitting all afternoon on the beach at Falcon Lake.  I could not … Continue reading →

Days like today are miserable.  I woke up with horrendous fatigue and an overall feeling of doom and gloom.  What causes pain to be so much worse on some days when medication does not help at all?  I slept till … Continue reading →

A Daily Struggle – Poem About Living With Incurable Chronic Pain A Daily Struggle – Poem About Living With Incurable Chronic Pain I may not look ill but I am, I suffer pains, you just can’t understand. The pain and … Continue reading →

Seems I have trouble getting motivated to keep my blog current.  I have good intentions and actually plan on blogging at least once a week but for some reason, my good intentions keep going down the drain.  Again I promise … Continue reading →