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Old Clothes, New Body

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Let Go of Anger, Let in Creativity

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Cushing's

Tips to Lower Stress

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Cushing's

My Personal Cushing’s Symptoms List

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Cushing's

Old Clothes, New Body

By Rebecca Angel on Friday, February 5, 2021

Even when old clothes fit again, I couldn’t bring myself to wear them. Each item reminded me that I had changed irrevocably during my years with Cushing’s.

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Let Go of Anger, Let in Creativity

By Rebecca Angel on Friday, January 22, 2021

During recovery from Cushing’s, I struggled with letting in creativity without dealing with my anger. I didn’t want any beauty to come out of suffering. That’s not how it works.

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Tips to Lower Stress

By Rebecca Angel on Thursday, January 7, 2021

Stress can kill me. Even if you don’t have a chronic illness like mine, these tips can help anyone deal with our crazy world in a healty way.

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My Personal Cushing’s Symptoms List

By Rebecca Angel on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

A list of my personal Cushing’s symptoms to help anyone who is wondering, “Is this a Cushing’s? Everyone is different, but hope it helps!

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By Rebecca Angel on Friday, August 14, 2020

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Rebecca Angel Maxwell
Rebecca Angel Maxwell

Writer, musician, Cushing's survivor, book lover, feminist, organic urban gardener, health and wellness nerd, Teapunk, curly-haired, spiritual lady.

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Fart Quest
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Fart Quest
by Aaron Reynolds
41% female speaking characters (as compared to male only) 32 total 16 male 11 female 5 non-binary Author: male MC: male
Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes
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Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes
by Jules Moulin
44% female speaking characters (as compared with only male) 19 male 15 female 4 non-binary 38 total Author: female Protagonist: female
Eight Ways to Ecstasy
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Eight Ways to Ecstasy
by Jeanette Grey
50% female speaking characters (compared to only male) 17 total 8 male 8 female 1 non-binary Author: female Protagonist: female, male This and the previous book could also be titled, "How to trust and find love despite having horrible ...

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WEDNESDAY Cushing’s and health! HEARTBURN "Hear WEDNESDAY Cushing’s and health! HEARTBURN

"Heartburn is serious if you suffer two or three times a..." 

At this point in watching a commercial, I thought, "A Day?" But the sentence finished with "A Week?" Only a few times a week was bad? Then what would you call what I had?

I had heartburn if I didn't eat EXACTLY on schedule. If I ate too much or too fast. It hit first thing in the morning and every evening. I would wake up in the night to the pain, and clench my chest randomly during the day. This was before I was diagnosed with Cushing's.

At every doctor's visit from my primary care to even my foot doctor, I complained about heartburn because it was ruining my life. After years of not receiving any help or even advice on how to manage it, I stopped bringing it up. My daughter was training to become an herbalist and she asked her teachers for help for her mama.

PREVENTION: First thing in the morning, I was to sip 1 Tbls of apple cider vinegar in warm water. I needed to avoid: peppermint, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, hot (temp) or spicy foods. Some cause the stomach to react, some relax the sphincter in the throat that lets the acid up. Wait to lie down at least an hour after eating. These changes cut my symptoms in half. 

DURING AN ATTACK: Water is good. Aloe juice is better. Sipping aloe juice during an attack the first time was a healing experience. She created an herbal blend with it to heal the esophageal lining, but eventually, I just used the juice.

EXTRA HELP: A friend gave me DGL (Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice) tablets. They worked amazingly well during an attack, and to prevent by eating right before each meal. My son found out that lying on my left side at night could reduce heartburn- he was right! 

FINALLY: I started meditating daily for other reasons but noticed after a month of no other changes, my heartburn was cut in half again. Since heartburn can be caused by anxiety and meditation is proven to lower anxiety, this makes sense.

By the time I was diagnosed with Cushing's my heartburn was manageable. After surgery, it went away almost completely. It's pretty rare for me to have any attacks these days.

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