Experiencing chronic pain & complex or prolonged medical issues often become complex traumatic stressors-- & they also increase the risk of developing medical PTSD (trauma inflicted or exacerbated by repeated negative experiences w/ docs, hospitals, or medical procedures).

Struggling w/ chronic pain or complex illness often involves the experience of trying like hell to minimize what you express (or even acknowledge) about what you're going through so you don't feel like you're "attention seeking"-- & still getting sh*t for being "always sick."

Bryan Woo has tied Hall of Famer Juan Marichal in 1968 for the most consecutive games (23) with 6.0+ innings and 2-or-fewer walks to begin a season in MLB history.

Watching Jurrangelo Cijntje's switch-pitching warmup will never get old 👏

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It took 70 years but it finally happened

To be clear they’re talking about ethnically cleansing black communities

“You’re tired of fighting your illness. You’re tired of explaining why you don’t have energy to do the things you used to do… You’re tired of hearing others’ opinions about how you can get better.” What I Wish Others Knew About Living With #ChronicPain buff.ly/2EqF7HY

August 15, 2012: King Felix is perfect.

Libby’s article from today’s copy of the National Post 💕 Lives Told x Calgary Herald Lives Told

When are we going to have a discussion about the fact that literally anyone can go buy this tactical gear online, holster a weapon and run around with a mask on?

Here's a step in the leek harvesting process you might not have know about. Before the leeks are sent to the packing house, the loaders trim off the tops for final grocery store presentation. #WeFeedYou

Julio Rodriguez was born to be a Mariner: “I think people sometimes get so lost trying to get more and more and more. And that’s not to say I don’t want to get better, or help the team get to late October baseball — that’s my biggest goal. But, man…. When you find something

'Otters' in ink by Jackie Morris, artist, author who lives and works in a small cottage by the sea in Wales #WomensArt #Monday

I love that the people crying “release the Epstein files” ALSO want to prevent museums from teaching the history of the human trafficking system created by powerful white men who sexually assaulted the women they held captive…. Because it’s “divisive.”

The best of Cal Raleigh mic’d up at the Little League Classic 🤣

Portishead's trip-hop classic, Dummy, was released on this day in 1994.

Career home run No. 100 for Josh Naylor gives the Seattle Mariners the lead 😮

Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a new mRNA cancer vaccine that successfully erased deadly brain tumors in early human trials, without the use of chemotherapy or radiation. According to UF Health, the vaccine was tested on four adult patients with