So, this month marks one year since my Celiac dx, one year since I went completely, rigorously GF (and not just wheat-free, as I was before ( Read more... )

Cats: although the situation with CC had improved somewhat over the months, Opal and Serena went pee-crazy a few weeks ago and basically pissed everywhere. Over the course of a week, there was cat pee ( Read more... )

This is a comment left at Captain Awkward by commenter espritdecorps. I found it very very accurate and poignant and it reminded me of my younger self and I was both amused and embarrassed a little ( Read more... )

Opal is so smart ( Read more... )

I don't really feel motivated to do much of anything lately, but I know I need to eat or I will feel even MORE miserable. I am minimally functional, I guess. I spend most of my days in pajamas, distracting myself from my actual feelings and existence as much as possible ( Read more... )

I am dealing with a lot of anger lately, and its contributing to my stress and depression ( Read more... )

People with Celiac disease react to other proteins in wheat, not just gluten. This study confirmed it on the molecular antibody level. This confirms what I have been saying for awhile: current diagnostic criteria for Celiac disease are ineffective. It explains why many of us test negative for anti-gluten antibodies and even for anti-TTG antibodies ( Read more... )

CC, aka Ceiling Cat, really needs a home. She drives Opal and Serena nuts and makes them anxious. I think that much of the time she is trying to play with them, but she is large and awkward and scares or upsets them a lot of the time ( Read more... )

Today I had a terrible headache, the worst I can remember having in almost a decade, and maybe the worst I have ever had ( Read more... )

So here is the story on the cats ( Read more... )