Thursday, 14 November 2019

Bushfire smoke and hospitals on holidays!

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I need to share a story about some of the realities of making a life with all-consuming pain, when something goes wrong. It is something ...
Thursday, 20 December 2018

The software update that made my legs go offline...

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... and what to call the offspring of a cyborg? Pondering problems of a posthumanist nature My neurostim - the control center ...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018

My surreptitious squatter conundrum!

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I have been somewhat absent in the virtual world since the beginning of the year. It wasn’t my plan, of course, but life rarely goes as p...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018

Do Borg running out of batteries dream of Duracell Bunnies?...

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    The unfounded fears of invalidity... 3 years ago at the beginning of December, my cybernetic components were fully integrate...
Wednesday, 29 November 2017

My body is a battlefield...

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Musing meditations into the BPS model of Pain... When you live with chronic pain, but moreso with CRPS; there are going to ...
Saturday, 14 October 2017

Reexamination of Pain Perception while getting my Spinal Cord Stimulator, part 2...

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Getting my spinal cord stimulator (my neurostim) implanted was possibly one of the most intense experiences of my life. While it was definit...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017

What comes to mind when I say I'm a one-armed swimmer?

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It is no secret that swimming is a big part of me. It not only was a good therapy to get me moving again after my legs were taken by CRPS...
Monday, 11 September 2017

Getting my Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant, part 1...

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I have been cybernetically augmented with my neurostimulator implant now 3 years in December. It was fairly difficult, rather painful and...
Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Oh the humanity! Suffering Images and Projections...

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I've been busy lately. Hurt people's feelings, offended others. All in a day's work, I guess. Not that I do it on purpose, but ...
Wednesday, 9 August 2017

The Persistence of Memory and Coping...

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I came across this video on one of my vague youtube wanderings. It came at a perfect time. I'm really intrigued by Profes...
Saturday, 5 August 2017

Epistemology and the möbius strip of pain

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Debating faith and the human condition...  I have a friend who is very dear to me. I call her my sister, because neither of us ha...
Sunday, 23 July 2017

Laying oneself completely bare...

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While I hesitate to tell people, and I shudder to think what my extended family would think of me, probably wouldn't surprise the r...
Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Mirroring Music Box and Neuroplastic Neural Networking...

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Yes, I love aliteration! There have been many times in my life where I feel true insanity. Usually after long periods of hermit-itis, and l...
Friday, 7 July 2017

Regarding work, and the greener grass...

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Sometimes, people make thoughtless comments which affect me somewhat unexpectedly. I'm pretty thick-skinned now, so i'm not runni...
Thursday, 29 June 2017

Anniversaries and celebrating how far you've come!

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 I always acknowledge my anniversary of my accident, celebrate it even. I know this is hard for some to understand, but i think everyone sh...
Thursday, 1 June 2017

Pondering Powerlessness: Saving myself again...

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Breakthroughs happen when you least expect it. I certainly wasn't. Especially while I have been feeling so low. Pain has been inter...
Friday, 8 July 2016

Validity rules for the new Games: Turning a corner...

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Finally, an answer. But having my suspicions confirmed, did it make me feel any better? Did it make a difference at all? I can't say th...
Saturday, 29 August 2015

Updates and excuses PART IV: The Lame Game...

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This series is nearly completed, we have made it to the last stages of these Games. It has taken me so long now that I am really impatient ...