by graphixchix | Oct 7, 2022
Twenty years ago, reading challenged me. So did speaking. Brushing my teeth. Sitting under a ceiling fan or being outside in a breeze. Chewing. Reading? Yes. One branch of the trigeminal nerve lies behind the eye. Another branch goes through the cheek. The third...
by Kathy Maresca | Jun 28, 2021
Do you believe that your suffering might help someone else? I did, back when I was really ill with trigeminal neuralgia, I was convinced that my experience with pain would help others. I was right about that, but I was wrong to think I had to get well to be of...
by Kathy Maresca | Mar 24, 2021
Years ago, I was in terrible pain with trigeminal neuralgia, so my daughter and her husband came to my home. Because they were willing to make the trip, I could relax and didn’t have to concern myself with facing the world, about applying cosmetics, or...
by Kathy Maresca | Feb 12, 2021
Until yesterday, some time had passed since I received an email from someone who has read With Great Mercy, someone I don’t know. As readers, we have no way of knowing what is happening in the lives of writers. It is always good to know that we have helped, inspired,...
by Kathy Maresca | Jan 13, 2021
How can I get my spouse, coworker, boss, friends, or family to understand? This is one of the most common questions I hear regarding the nature of trigeminal and glossopharyngeal nerualgias. The answer, regardless of who asks it, is the same. You cannot make...
by Kathy Maresca | Jan 13, 2021
I know, I know, I quit blogging because someone is stealing my posts and using them as his or her own. Perhaps this entry will also be stolen. I have come to realize that if people are helped by what I write, then that is the real purpose of my reflections.More than...
