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Not Sick Enough

Debates are really heating up around the topic of having a disability.  Just the other day, I parked in a handicap stall, and as I was head…

Hot Flashes

Everyone hears about hot flashes - overall they are a very normal part of life and of aging. Let me explain what hot flashes really feel li…

Chatty Late Nights

I know that I have mentioned this before, but late at night, after I have taken all of my nighttime medication and I am all relaxed and in …

The Thing About Timing

Ever have something happen to you or around you that was such bad timing that it almost made it comical?  That situation that causes you t…

Determination Knows No Bounds

This weekend my parents have decided to host a garage sale. Since I have to be in town this weekend anyways, I agreed to go through all of …

Acceptance or Refusing to Accept?

Finding a balance between fighting for a cure, fighting for better treatments and better ideas, or for accepting your reality as normal and…

Not Great, Not Awful, But Not Lazy

Guilt is my personal silent killer. Guilt about big things, small things, insignificant things, things I can't control - doesn't ma…

Starting the Day Off Right

Weakness is a major and common factor in the lives of those with chronic illness. Fatigue, exhaustion, lethargy, and weakness. Add painful…

Survival Mode

Being chronically ill means that that individual is also in chronic survival mode.  The body's survival mode is not intended to be expe…

Learning to Relax

One of the most common triggers of an Angioedemic attack is psychological stress. This includes any extreme emotion - from anger and frustr…

Pick-Me-Ups

Often, when I have experienced a particularly bad stretch of medical frustrations, I like to have a pick-me-up.  Sometimes it's a small…

The Bright Side!

Wednesday night was amazing.  It was date night and I was taken to see - for the first time - a Cirque Du Soleil performance. How absolutel…

Yoga for Migraines

I never used to be much 'into' yoga.  I played impact sports, team sports, and loved cardio. Three hours on cardio machines used to…

An Open Letter to Chronically Ill Mommies

Dear Chronically Ill Mom,  Being a mom is a tough job. Being a mom with a chronic illness is even tougher. Making the decision to have kids…

When Eating Healthy Isn't Actually Healthy...

With the temperatures getting up to Summer weather temperatures, it is clear that bikini season is quickly approaching!  I've always be…

Meow

My body is like a cat.  It likes food... But only at certain times... And only certain amounts. Too much, too little, or wrong timing and I…

Memory Loss

I had to get a couple of fillings done on Thursday at the dentist's office.  Dental work has always been painful for me. Almost every t…