Information and opinions on health from zoe ashcraft at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/28257/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/28257/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/28257/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/63964/fertilzed Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:08:36 -0400 zoe ashcraft Every now and again, I need to remind myself of that age old truth ~ that soil watered by tears yields new life~    from somewhere oveR the rainbow,  zoe     Seedling I can hold on to my dreams By a thread.Like a kiteI can fly on a breeze. I am weightless - a single seed~I can floaton the breath of Heaven alone~   On the precipice of dangerThrough a sky shot through with lightening With wings... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/63964/fertilzed http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/63419/denied-time Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:13:35 -0400 zoe ashcraft Everyone knows getting disability is a long process- but 5 denials? How many years??? Ieeeh! I'm tired of crying. Called a lawyer's office today- recommended by a friend. Hoping, I'll have the strength to see this thing out to the end. It's not even so much the money. It's the validation. As a person with DID. I struggled for so many years under the stigma of doctors telling me eveyrhing I experienced- neurological problems and Oh my gosh-... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/63419/denied-time http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/62827/liability Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:38:32 -0400 zoe ashcraft Recently I was having 12+ seizures in a day~ as an added bonus my driving service decided I am too much of a liability- so they won't take me to see my new, well trusted doctor or his referals. (they won't take me to this one city) - definitely the storm before another rainbow* So I'm sharing this little poem as an added way of communicating just how fragmented, how degrading and out of sync with life one feels having them. Besides, it makes... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/62827/liability http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/45275/star-fun-side Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:39:47 -0400 zoe ashcraft   Hello to the Knowers of Pain~ I've not yet filled in the "about me" portion of my profile, but for those of you interested rIGHT noW! I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Cranio-cervical Instability, Tethered Cord and POTS as my major illnesses.   My serious question to you all today is~ what do you do with isolation and being disabled? I've gone from being totally athletic, teaching yoga, swimming, dancing, rock climbing, you name... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/45275/star-fun-side http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/41058/slay Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:02:08 -0400 zoe ashcraft I have had no formal training in art. I have however, had formal and informal training in Pain, Agony and Despair. I am almost certain in the throws of my pain I have glimpsed hell herself lick her lips in delight at the torment of my soul. Doctors didn't help much either-  It took me literally, twenty years, a huge leap of faith, and a trip across the entire continent of North America to get a proper diagnosis for my pain. And what did... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/41058/slay http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/41046/papa-god Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:36:49 -0400 zoe ashcraft Content There are no joys for me anymore~ I must face openly .My grief. No hikes to high mountain top vistas   No swimming in wild ocean whip and froth       No high mountain lakes Or long~ nights of dancing The world goes on- - - -Without me- -    I must learn to be content In every circumstance   -content now- to lie           ... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/28257/41046/papa-god