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A Chronic Illness Playlist

Last week, I wrote a blog post about the power of music and its ability to connect with us on a personal level.  The ability of music and its melody or lyrics to express and convey emotions that we are experiencing at a particular time.  In the post, I also shared the lyrics that I have been able to relate to from the perspective of someone living with a neurological condition. But music has the power not only to express such...

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The Soundtrack of a Chronic Life

There's not much in this life, especially in this modern age, which connects us all, but the music is one of them.  After all, it has been used as a means of expression and entertainment in all times and cultures.  Music, it is said is a powerful tool as a means of expressing emotions such as love, hope, joy, and regret as well as being a device for sharing our individual stories. Everyone may not share the same taste in genres...

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Top 3 Tuesdays: Music to lift the spirits

  Welcome to the twelfth day of the National Health Blog Post Month Challenge hosted by WEGO Health.  Every day during the month of November I will be writing a new blog post related to health and living with a chronic illness based on given prompts provided by WEGO Health. Today's prompt reads: Top Three Tuesdays: Name three songs that you can listen to that gets you out of a low point or lift your spirits    [caption id="attachment_2145" align="aligncenter" width="225"] The Overtones: 'Saturday Night at...

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NHBPM Day Seventeen: Health Playlist! My Condition in Song!

Welcome to the 17th Post for the annual 'National Health Blog Post Month' - and the prompt I have chosen for today is a really fun post!  We have been asked to make a playlist for our health community!  I thought I would include some songs which tie in with the symptoms I experience (as I will find none relating to the condition itself!), or lyrics that I am able to relate to. 1. Tommy Roe - 'Dizzy' This is quite obvious...

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