Slap In The Head

So, why the picture of the water?  Recently, someone in one of my support groups said, “If you’re going to be in pain anyway, you might as well have a good view!”  Agreed.

I am a wife,  mother,  a full-time teacher, an advocate, and a fighter who shares a body with cervical dystonia, vestibular neuritis, celiac disease and chronic depression. It’s kind of a lot to fit in one body.  I am a habitual late night reader,  Netflix binger, and morning grump (who is pretty sure that 5 am is a mythical time).   And I am living the most insane,  agonizing, amazing life with blessing too numerous to count.  God is good!

Up until about a year ago, I wasn’t a writer.  (To be honest, most days I still don’t consider myself a writer.)   For a long time, I ignored God’s call for me to write thinking, “What makes me so special?”  When I finally sat down to write, I wrote my first piece in one sitting and it was immediately published by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation of Canada.  Shortly after that, I received a phone call out of the blue from Patient Worthy asking me to become a regular contributor. So,  then I started listening and haven’t stopped writing since.   Little by little my attitude towards writing is starting to blossom.

I hope you enjoy reading my blog.  You can also find my work on the  Dystonia Medical Research Foundation of Canada website, Rare Disease Day website, I have been quoted by The Mighty and I am so happy to be a regular contributor for Patient Worthy.

Amber