More Meals for Low (or no) Spoons Days
Low spoons meal and recipe ideas inspired by burnt out physics PhD students for the chronically ill, the injured, and the just plain tired
Category: Support Tools
Wait so what ARE knees supposed to look like?
My lifelong saga of patellofemoral pain and instability, and the surgery that finally worked.
Zebra Club
After seeing many folks in EDS communities online recommend it, I am giving Jeannie di Bon’s Zebra Club app a try, using a discount available for annual subscription if you order directly from the Zebra Club’s website.
How to Manage Plantar Fasciitis Pain
Recommended products and strategies to manage plantar fasciitis pain especially in hypermobile bodies
How to Relieve Neck Pain
Recommended products and strategies to relieve neck pain, especially in hypermobile bodies.
The Best Products for When You Can’t Shower
When you are unable to shower, whether from illness, injury, or other barrier, feeling grimy can make an already bad situation feel worse. Here are my favorite products for feeling clean and fresh in long stretches without a shower.
How to Survive Surgery Recovery Drudgery: Part II
Strategies and advice, both serious and not, to make a terrible surgery recovery more bearable.
How to Survive Surgery Recovery Drudgery: Part I
A little over a week ago, I had major knee surgery. I am currently laid up on my couch, fighting my cat for space on my lap for my computer, trying not to think of what my knee looks like under the bandages. I want to share my strategies and tips, both serious and not, to make a terrible surgery recovery more bearable.
“Recipes” for Days with No Spoons Left
Here are some “recipes” that require minimal effort in general, but also specifically minimal stirring or cutting for those with upper extremity joint pain like me. While many of these are obvious, I hope they can generate a few new ideas for you.
