I did not keep my eye on the ball last week. Or maybe there were too many balls or the ball was too big. Probably, I should stop the ball analogy. Once a year, I travel to Maryland for an in-person visit with my EI physician Dr. Grace Ziem. Under her care, my chemical sensitivities … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Tilted Mom Tortures her Daughter
If you would like to know the heartbreaking backstory of Lelu’s health problems in 2013 see Mom Guilt and Lelu’s Tilt. You should hear violins in the background as you read it. This post however, has more of a 3 Stooges soundtrack. So I needed some spit and poop samples from my 8 yr old … Continue reading
Mom Guilt and Lelu’s Tilt
This isn’t quite a Rant, which is usually directed at some faulty system or bureaucracy. Nor do I have any Silver Linings to share here. Instead I have Mom Guilt. Soul searching, gut wrenching Mom Guilt to lay bare here in a blog. Judge away, I certainly do. I was diagnosed with MCS before I … Continue reading
Book review: 32 Tips That Could Save Your Life
This review was first published in The Human Ecologist. 32 Tips That Could Save Your Life by Doris J. Rapp, M.D. Paperback; 239 pages. 2011. Aurora, CO: Tendril Press. $14.95 from bookstores, online or the author’s website http://www.drrapp.com/ Dr. Doris Rapp is a well recognized and respected name for those with chemical … Continue reading
Holes in Tilted Mom’s Head and Home
There is a large obvious hole in my ceiling, a few smaller sneaky ones in my roof, and probably a few figurative ones in my head. Today’s post is an inside peak at home repair when one of the home’s residents has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. It’s rained a bit (understatement) here in Florida over the … Continue reading
Tilted Mom’s Mileage May Vary
MCS patients bring a whole new dimension to the YMMV acronym frequently used online. Your mileage may vary is a phrase used to explain that everyone’s experience may differ. And because there are many different paths of injury and exposure that can lead to MCS and because there are many different biological systems involved in … Continue reading