Our shared humanity, grief, why I've been away, and some musings on pain, biology, life...
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I promised a post on the major turning points in my pain experience at the beginning of the year. Then life, and death, happened and it was put on hold. Those posts (there are two, reflecting two major turning points) will come soon, but first I wanted to share why I've been away, for those who may be wondering. It's been a rough 2018 for me, to be honest. There has been a lot of grief, a lot of sadness, of feeling adrift, of not being able to make sense of things. Our first waves of grief happened with the death by suicide of someone we loved dearly. It's so hard to make sense of unexpected death to begin with, and even harder when it's the suicide of someone full of life, love and laughter. Just over two months later our beloved dog, Buster, died unexpectedly. If you've read many of my blogs, you've probably read about Buster. If you follow
Our shared humanity, grief, why I've been away, and some musings on pain, biology, life...
Our shared humanity, grief, why I've been…
Our shared humanity, grief, why I've been away, and some musings on pain, biology, life...
I promised a post on the major turning points in my pain experience at the beginning of the year. Then life, and death, happened and it was put on hold. Those posts (there are two, reflecting two major turning points) will come soon, but first I wanted to share why I've been away, for those who may be wondering. It's been a rough 2018 for me, to be honest. There has been a lot of grief, a lot of sadness, of feeling adrift, of not being able to make sense of things. Our first waves of grief happened with the death by suicide of someone we loved dearly. It's so hard to make sense of unexpected death to begin with, and even harder when it's the suicide of someone full of life, love and laughter. Just over two months later our beloved dog, Buster, died unexpectedly. If you've read many of my blogs, you've probably read about Buster. If you follow