A single day filtered through the “pain lens”: aching mornings, small triumphs on the bike, awkward encounters, lavender baths — and the first spark of Living With Fire.
Category: Living With Fire — RAW Journal
Blog 3 — RAW Journal: Sept 16–17
The first days after naming MRSA were fragile and disorienting — a balance of breathwork, bodywork, and small glimpses of resilience as I learned to live with infection.
Blog 2 — RAW Journal: Sept 15
On September 15th, the phone rang. I had been waiting five days since the aspiration, five days of wondering if the test would confirm what I had felt all along. The voice on the other end — Dr. Fehring himself — carried the words that changed everything: “It’s MRSA.”
Blog 1 – RAW Journal: Sept 10–14
A raw, day-by-day account of the days after my hip aspiration. From reddish-orange fluid in a syringe to riding a bike again, this week opened both relief and new questions.



