LaDonna Molina

I can be pretty sarcastic too, hence the “kindest response for me” part! LOL. My dad is the one that I first heard using that comment as he has been sick for many years too and I decided it was a great response for someone with a chronic and/or terminal illness. I’ve been using it ever since!

When asked how I am doing, I find it easiest just to respond “as well as can be expected”. Those that truly want to know how I feel will ask me further questions and those who don’t will move on to the next topic of conversation. This is kindest response for both me and the one asking.

Hi Brittany,

Thanks for mentioning the Thermacare patches. I started using them for menstrual cramps when they first came out…”way back in the day”. They were a god send! I used to have such bad cramps due to endometriosis that I had to take muscle relaxers and stay in bed the first few days, if not the entire duration of my period. The…[Read more]

I find that when my legs get cold is when I get the worst muscle cramps in my legs and/or feet, but sometimes also in my arms. My doctor prescribed potassium pills that I take daily and that has seemed to make it less severe, but prior to that when I had them more often, the only thing that helped was using a heating pad or covering up with a…[Read more]