Zebra Pig

  • 042621-1451

    It could be worse But I wish it was something better Burning pain Branding me, scarring me, breaking me In all the places you cannot see I walk through the crowd A spector of suffering unrecognized Looking the same as those around me And I wonder if they feel the… Read ⇢

  • Mandatory Covid Vaccination

    Mandatory vaccination for a small portion of the population (regardless of which portion) will not achieve herd immunity and thus will not achieve the effect of protecting the public while it is infringing in medical autonomy; something that healthcare professionals do not acquiesce as part of our profession. If mandatory… Read ⇢

  • 032413-1740

    Be like the tree. Set your feet firmly upon the ground so that you might have a solid foundation to build yourself. Reach your arms up to the sky so that you may be inspired by the sun. Drink of the inner waters and of the sunlight so that you… Read ⇢

  • Update 090121

    I have been having a rough time over the past week. The heat has been making my POTS flare up. Still had to work a crazy schedule even though I was feeling like crap and was super tired. Work has been taking all my spoons. On my days off I’ve… Read ⇢

  • 042213-1749

    If you but reach for it, you can hold all the world with in the palm of your hand. Not in the grabbing of power or things, but in the letting go of things that do not matter to make room for the essential self which is already all the… Read ⇢

  • When Death Comes

    When death comeslike the hungry bear in autumn;when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse Read ⇢

  • Pill Organizers Come with Legal Risk

    Most of us that are chronically ill are prescribed medications. The more of these medications you have, the more difficult it can be to manage them in a way that ensures you are taking them as they’ve been prescribed. Pill organizers are a common household item for us Spoonies and… Read ⇢

  • Life Transitions

    Hello my Zebras and Spoonies. Thank you for coming over and hanging out with me for a little while. I am really glad that you are here. Something that we don’t tend to think of as a stressor in our lives is our life transitions. These are the times in… Read ⇢

  • 042213-1107

    The blood of the moon falls but rare. And from it a suffering man can never know. A herald of a storm to come. A time of turbulence and despair. But know that this moon, like all others shall wane. And the next shall wax. Read ⇢

Meet the blog host, Zebra Pig.

A neurodivergent, chronic illness gaming nerd and nurse. Talking about all things in the medical and chronic illness world. Telling my story and giving my perspective.