Category Archives: Broken Heart

Oops, there it is

Yesterday, from late afternoon through the evening, I managed to hammer out a couple of world-building concepts for a new story. Considering that I’d been struggling for three days to try to come up with something cohesive enough to call … Continue reading

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The Root of the Problem

So the tooth that started it all – the one that needed the root canal procedure all the way back on Sept 4, 2009… For those of you who don’t know, that root canal procedure led to a severe heart … Continue reading

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Fatigue – re: the broken heart

Six weeks ago, my doc and I decided to go up on my medication, bisoprolol – the first one that hasn’t given me either crushing chest pain or crushing depression. I had a glimmer of hope for a while that … Continue reading

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Working hypothesis

Nursing was supposed to be my life-long pursuit and career and passion. I invested years of training, tens of thousands of dollars, and long hours of ethical thinking, meta-analysis, and professional inquiry to that pursuit. Writing was supposed to be … Continue reading

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My Broken Heart – an Explanation of IST

A lot of people have asked me questions about my disorder, because even my nurse friends have never heard of it. One of my aunts recently asked me if there was somewhere on the internet she as someone who doesn’t … Continue reading

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