On my birthday last January I was a disaster. Even afterwards, for months I was in bed, sick to my stomach. I did not know you can push yourself beyond exhaustion to a point of nausea with fibromyalgia. Just when I thought I knew everything there is about this awful disease, it took me over a health cliff to a point that scared the hell out of me.
I kept writing of course. Product reviewing. Eating when I could. Celebrating foodie moments like the Doritos Roses I got for Valentine’s Day.
I could still be amazed that you can make Instant Pot Risotto.
It took months and months but I finally started to feel better thanks to a combination of rest and heavy medication.
My Trip To The Gourmet Warehouse was a huge deal. I finally got out of the apartment and out on public transit to do a feature post.
Foodie Day At The PNE was another milestone. I have a hard time in crowds and the heat but did it! I even made it to TWO food truck festivals in the summer.
My Trip To Toronto scared me. Would it put my health back to where it was in January? I had to do it though. I did my best to do all that I could and my favourite event was getting to eat at the Loaded Pierogi with my sisters.
I came home and did not even get a chance to rest. I had to get out to see Anna Olson at her cookbook signing which is the biggest foodie highlight of my year.
I was published several times by Gastropost in the paper but getting featured for my Rice Cube photos was the coolest!
I even got featured as a veteran food blogger on Food Bloggers of Canada’s website! Believe it or not, I have been around longer than they have! What an honour.
I did my best with my current health conditions to put myself out there and take on everything I could. It was a pretty cool foodie year and I hope 2017 is even more awesome for us all!
Yes, you ARE a veteran food blogger! And I’m glad you are recognized as such. Wishing you much better health for 2017, Suzie! Happy New Year to you and Reg!
Thank you Debra! And may you have a fantastic 2017 with good health, happiness and delicious food.
What a wild ride the year has given you. I hope the high points overrode the bad . Lots of wishes for a Happier , Healthier New Year for Both you and your ‘Sous Chef/Studio Grip’ LOL !!!
Thank you Wayne and hope you have a fantastic 2017 too!
Suzie, Wow – You have really accomplished a lot this year. Congratulations!!! This disease of ours, is very difficult to live with. I take “Savella”, which works amazing for dealing with the flare-ups and crippling pain. But nothing for the Fatigue. I have never heard of nausea related to Fibro. My Doctors think it was that my stomach was destroyed from antibiotics and other medications I take. They even prescribed a medication,normally for chemo patients my nausea is so bad. I’ll quit complaining now. Wishing you a wonderful and healthy New Year.
Thank you Cathe!!! I’ll have to look into Savella and I know, nothing you can do about fatigue. I had no idea about the nausea either until it happened to me. It was a nightmare. So you are having it too? I ended up on clonazapam for my nerves and that finally helped. I also started drinking coconut water mixed with fruit juice to help boost my hydration as much as possible which helped take the edge off. May you have a very healthy and happy 2017!
Hi Suzie,
Glad that you had a 2016 full of wonderful accomplishments despite all of the very tough health obstacles you had to overcome. Your persistence is inspiring to me, and I always enjoy your posts. Happy 2017!
Hi Jackie! Thank you so much for your support and I hope you have a fantastic 2017. 🙂
Hi Jackie! Thank you so much for your support and I hope you have a fantastic 2017. 🙂