Monthly Archives: May 2012
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a beginner, forever
Posted on May 29, 2012 by nikki in odds and sods, unexpected adventures.Growing up, I took ten years of beginning tennis lessons. Whether it was sleep-away summer camp, a junior high elective or after school enrichment at the public park, I never advanced to intermediate. This wasn’t due to a crippling lack of athleticism – I could scamper around the court and hit the ball well enough […]
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one woman’s experience with a good pain doctor
Posted on May 28, 2012 by nikkimeredith in health and beauty, migraine and chronic pain.As I write this, an intense pain is beginning to throb behind my right eye. I gave myself a shot of Imitrex, a non-narcotic vasoconstrictor two hours ago but the injections only provide me with two hours of relief and the pain is returning. One can only have two injections in a 24-hour period so […]
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the challenge of being a writer who doesn’t write
Posted on May 19, 2012 by nikki in odds and sods, unexpected adventures.You, like many people, might have some preconceived notions of what writers do. Chief among them, I presume, is that writers write. I would like to correct you. This is not always the case. I, for instance, am a writer who does not write. You might be thinking this sounds great. I get an official […]
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Painkiller Paranoia is Over Prescribed
Posted on May 15, 2012 by nikkimeredith in health and beauty, migraine and chronic pain.At least once a week there’s an article in The New York Times about the dark side of opiate use. Veterans, NFL players, pregnant women, old people — all on painkillers, all at special risk, whatever the study of the week finds. Oxy, as in Oxycodone, is now ubiquitous in popular culture: we have Nurse […]
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