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My students call me Professor G. I am in my fifth year as an English language and literature professor at the University level and I honestly love my job. I teach: Remedial English, English Composition, Research & Writing, World Lit. I: Short Stories & the Novel, World Lit. II: Poetry & Drama, and Spanish I (just for some extra flavor). This semester, Spring 2012, I am trying a new tactic with my three sections of ENG 120: English Composition--I will not lecture. I am defining a lecture as me, the professor, monologuing (with or without visual aids and notes) for more than 10 minutes. Follow my journey as I chronicle the successes and failures as I experiment with taking the lecture out of the classroom.
Showing posts with label Fibro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fibro. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Some days...

Everyone with FMS has good days and bad days. Rarely can we predict when which will occur.

Sometimes, however, bad days happen and we have NO IDEA whether to blame it on fibro or something else entirely.

An update: I've been seeing a chiropractor who specializes in NSA (Network Spinal Analysis) and SRI (Somato Respiratory Integration) for the last month and a half. These practices, in combination, have proved incredibly healing for many people with Fibro, Chronic Fatigue, and a number of other issues.

Our bodies--no surprise--are a lot better at communicating their displeasure and unhappiness to our minds than our minds are at interpreting what our bodies say.

Just sayin'.

Peace,
B

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Fibro in the Tropics

I must apologize for abandoning my blog for a wee bit- I had many great reasons! The biggest reason is that I recently made a sudden move to the Caribbean (yes, really!). I don't have Internet access other than my iPhone yet, so bear with me for a bit.

We've been out running a few times since we arrived on Wednesday and my body has had mixed reactions. Overall, my body seems much happier to be back in warm, humid weather, but I have not been very good about taking my supplements since arriving. I'm doing ok on the runs, which gave been pretty short so far, but my body feels like lead when I'm moving. There are, admittedly, Tons of hills, which take their toll at times, but the fatigue is very obviously Fibro-related. I also haven't been sleeping very well, and I've been ready for bed around 9pm ( AST), but I think my body will figure things out when we're all moved in and I have a normal schedule.

Until then!