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Author Archives: Jamieson Wolf
Phantom Limb is Falling
I have not been able to feel my right shoulder for three days. I know it is there because it hurts. But there is a pain beneath the skin that obscures all else. It moves down my arm or down … Continue reading
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Bundle of Nerves
I woke a few minutes before my alarm clock this morning. As I lay there, contemplating getting up and facing the day, I felt a tremor. At first, I thought it was an earth quake; it certainly felt like one. … Continue reading
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Remembering the Forgotten
It is amazing what we teach ourselves to forget. I knew that writing a memoir based off this blog would not be an easy thing to do. This is mostly because I knew the memoir would cover everything in my … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, self esteem, The Past
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An Unwanted Lover
I woke this morning with sharp pains in my legs. The clock by our bed read 3:30AM. For a moment, I wondered what had woken me. Then I felt it; that hot, jabbing pain that crawled up my legs like … Continue reading
The Value of Words
I am just beginning to learn the value of words. Before writing this blog, I was under the impression that I have nothing of value to say. And so, instead, I made up stories. Stories in far away places where … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
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A French Remedy
I am continually surprised by people. My legs have been getting worse. Some days now it hurts to walk with every step and stairs have become my enemy. I find myself dreading the moment I arrive home and have to … Continue reading
Posted in People, Spasms, Walking
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A Subtle Pulse
I am determined not to give up. Cybill Paulsen, that evil twin, has quieted down some. Now it is only the subtle pulse that rests beneath my shoulders and my lower back. My Elephant Legs have returned to normal and … Continue reading
Posted in Spasms, swelling, Walking
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Things Come In Threes
I have been in pain for three days. It started two days ago. Kisses along my legs like razor blades; Elephant Man legs. Walking to work hurt so much that I had to sit down when I got to the … Continue reading
Posted in Muscles, self esteem, Spasms, swelling, Walking
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Pain Relief From Dance
I can feel my muscles playing their music. I know that Paulsen is dancing to their rhythm, that he’s moving and grooving inside my skin, inside the shell that is my body. It makes me wish I knew how to … Continue reading
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Walking for a Cure
The Elephant Man has returned. No matter how much I walk, no matter how much I stretch my legs, my muscles keep contracting, spasming. I wonder idly if The Elephant Man has joined a marathon or maybe a walk for … Continue reading
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Two Steps at a Time 