Back in NYC
Observations: NYC is really dirty. Can’t believe I have to walk. I’m not paying that much for avocados! Where is the organic fruit?! Spent most of the day recovering from the flight back home… Fibromyalgia: 5 points. Aliza: ZERO.
Category: chronic pain/fibromyalgia
Wrapping up
Hello, little blog, I have clawed my way through hours of writing for my book, for homework (for my online classes at Gotham Writer’s Workshop) and in response to emails from readers and I have found my way back to you. My trip to Los Angeles is almost over. I’m multitasking by packing and writing.… Continue reading Wrapping up
Better to Be Fat and Fit Than Skinny and Unfit
I like to tell myself that I’m the healthiest sick person I know. Thanks to a pain management program that demands 30-minutes of daily heart stimulating exercise, I get more exercise than most of my much skinner friends. Despite this, according to my BMI (calculated online), I’m overweight for my height. And I’m not getting… Continue reading Better to Be Fat and Fit Than Skinny and Unfit
Air hugs and kisses…
My latest piece, “Air Hugs: Fibromyalgia and the Power of Touch” is now up on Chabad.org. The piece focuses on what my battle with fibromyalgia taught me about touch. It also gives the reader information about fibromyalgia and how I’ve learned to cope with it.
Crying on Tisha B’Av
My first Tisha B’Av was spent at the OU in Jerusalem. The best part of this might shock you, but it was definitely that there were plenty of people there that were twice or three times my age at services. When it came time for Eichah to be read, I sat in a chair with… Continue reading Crying on Tisha B’Av
Loss & The Three Weeks
Someone gave me the heads up about ButYouDontLookSick.com recently and I wanted to link a good post I found there “The Pain of Disease and the Triumph of Togetherness”: An excerpt: “There’s a pain that can be worse than any physical disease. It’s the loneliness you feel when you see your friends go out and… Continue reading Loss & The Three Weeks
Learning & the Rabbi’s wife
Aish rules! One of the best things about living in Los Angeles is that Aish is only a couple of blocks away. Because I’ve been taking classes at Santa Monica College though, I haven’t had a chance to take advantage of this little miracle. In New York, going to Aish means a long subway ride… Continue reading Learning & the Rabbi’s wife
The not so friendly skies
Newsworthy Item from Consumerist.com: Delta Makes Woman With Muscular Dystrophy Crawl Off Plane Traveling is difficult when you’re disabled and according to the article above, Delta made it much, much worst for one handicapped passenger. Though my travel experiences have been nowhere near as arduous, my first and only flight to Israel was so upsetting… Continue reading The not so friendly skies
The Most Important Day of My Life
Here is an early draft of an essay I’m working on: It is the ten-year anniversary of that day. The day my life ended. The day my life began. Strewn about my dark, mahogany daybed like a broken doll, I lay writhing from the pain. My blackened, dirty feet poked out of my jeans and… Continue reading The Most Important Day of My Life
Disabled people should be neither seen or heard
I made a decision that was tough for me last week. And so, of course, G-d in G-d’s infinite wisdom decided to test me on it this week. I was on the phone when a friend when I brought up davening (praying) in a synagogue. Davening in a synagogue has been a tough issue for… Continue reading Disabled people should be neither seen or heard
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 