Today is just not my day. So I've been having issues with my shoulder/rotator cuff/upper back/neck issue for over a year now. I've…
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Wow. So I will fully admit that I am overjoyed when people mistake me for someone younger, but at the core of everything is the awe that I…
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Today I participated in Move For Sight 2026 to help raise funds for Fighting Blindness Canada . I had vowed to reach 500 minutes of activi…
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There is nothing like getting to participate in a loved activity. Illness is so unpredictable that consistent participation in team sports…
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Through this blog, I have been able to share and document my real struggles with illness, while highlighting the unexpected benefits. Life …
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I've always been a big fan of rollercoaster rides. The biggest and fastest with lots of loop-de-loops. I mean, the ones at the parks..…
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I've been thinking a lot lately about medical aids & self-consciousness about public perception. How many of us have hesitated to …
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Do you ever ask someone with chronic illness how a month or a season has been, they respond by saying it was super busy or they were swampe…
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I was sitting tonight and suddenly realized that I couldn't remember the last book that I was able to physically read. Reading for me …
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This is a big question that I get: Why do I share my health online? I know heaps of people who don't like to talk about their illness…
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When you have multiple different illnesses, it can get overwhelming and disheartening to go to an appointment. I remember being told (jokin…
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Quick tip: If you have complex, chronic illness, having a note in your wallet that explains all pertinent medical information could be a l…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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&…
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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…
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We, the collective 'we' of Spoonie-dom, speak a lot about Invisible Disease; the illnesses that cannot be perceived by a cursory g…
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I explain what this is and how it relates in this video . Essentially, it's the journey that every spoonie undertakes after developi…
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Here is the rundown and update as of Feb 2025. I am currently 38 years old, turning 39 this August. Diagnoses & Chronic Conditions: …
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