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I know we have been quiet on the socials. Every time I open social media these days, I see more ways governments are fai...
05/25/2026

I know we have been quiet on the socials. Every time I open social media these days, I see more ways governments are failing their citizens, people who are emboldened by the anonymity of the internet using that shield to bully and hurt others for no reason, and now AI making me question what was actually crafted with real thought and intent and wonder if imagination and critical thinking skills are slowly becoming a skill of the past. This is all an oversimplification of what is actually going on but it makes me yearn for connection and things that are real and tangible rather than just scrolling. So, with that in mind, I wanted to try and reconnect more tangibly with you all again! For June, July and August (and if time allows, carrying on into the fall), I am bringing back the High In Fibre Podcast and some zoom socials! What I want to know is - what did you want to hear about/see? And are you even interested in doing some zoom hangs?

I have trigeminal neuralgia and 8 years ago today, I took a huge chance and had elective brain surgery in a hope that it...
04/25/2026

I have trigeminal neuralgia and 8 years ago today, I took a huge chance and had elective brain surgery in a hope that it might make some of the pain and symptoms I lived with every day less. It took nearly a decade of pleading with specialists who told me to “explore my emotional problems” or that I was “too young” before I was finally granted a surgical referral. I can remember getting the phone call back and the surgeon, having looked at my MRIs, said that it would be risky but he might be able to help me. Almost a year after my referral, the wait was over and I flew to Winnipeg for my surgery. I was told there was a 50% it would help and a 50% chance it could be made worse. I couldn’t imagine what worse would be but my surgeon, for the first time in my TN journey, gave me control over what was going to happen next. I took the chance, I had the surgery and while physically, it being one of the most intense experiences of my life, it was absolutely the best thing I have ever done. 8 years ago today if you asked me if I could imagine my life where I play music, where I could eat without fearing the electric jolts of nerve pain or even just being able to enjoy a kiss on the cheek, I would have said I had no idea what that would be like and I couldn’t remember what it was to exist without debilitating nerve pain ruling every decision I made.
Trigeminal neuralgia is known as the “suicide disease” as the rate of attempt is very high. TN is incurable, my surgery gave me my life back but it is only a bandaid that will likely one day fail. TN is a rare condition that is hard to diagnose.
Today, I am thankful for my little teflon sponge pillows that live in my skull. I am one of the lucky ones and I try my hardest to remember that on every good day that I have.
Happy 8th brainaversary to me!

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