The Lighter Side of Medicine

Quick tip: If you have complex, chronic illness, having a note in your wallet that explains all pertinent medical information could be a l…

Karissa Pentlichuk, BASc, IBD, AS, HT, OTS, BLD with GA, PsO, IAE, TMD, CM When I was in university, I would dream of the educational pos…

Why do some medical terms/diagnoses have to be SO complicated?! Here is a rundown of my understanding: Yesterday I met with my new Ophthal…

One thing I used to say, and a phrase I hear often from many individuals with chronic illness, is "I don't let my illness slow me …

In July this summer, I woke up one morning with a brutal pain in my head on the right side. I thought it was maybe a migraine, but it didn&…

I believe that one of the most profound elements of growing up is realizing just how ridiculous the beliefs and judgements were that we hel…

We, the collective 'we' of Spoonie-dom, speak a lot about Invisible Disease; the illnesses that cannot be perceived by a cursory g…

I explain what this is and how it relates in this video . Essentially, it's the journey that every spoonie undertakes after developi…

Here is the rundown and update as of Feb 2025. I am currently 38 years old, turning 39 this August. Diagnoses & Chronic Conditions: …

I would say that a good 90% of daily living wiith chronic illness is just unwillingly cataloguing all types of symptoms and sensations from…

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