The Lighter Side of Medicine

When do you feel your best?  I know that, for me, this can be a complicated question to answer.  The truth is, it depends on the disease an…

I have a fair few number of diagnoses.  Most of them have something to do with inflammation and many of them are autoimmune in nature. This…

You Might Have a Chronic Illness if:  • You were told nothing was wrong months-years before a diagnosis was confirmed • You have ever felt …

Living with never-ending illness is all about balance. I talk quite a bit about balance in many previous posts, but today is about finding…

Sleep issues are normal for anyone with chronic illness. They can range from too much sleep, not enough sleep, insomnia, nightmares, halluc…

Inflammation can be horrendously painful.  It is, also, often difficult to explain or understand. There have been various descriptions that…

After reading quite a bit of research on how health professionals view pain of others, one thing struck me as odd, and a little unfair. Th…

Today I want to speak about pain. The reason we have various types of pain scales and descriptions for pain is because of the ultimate sub…

For all of my fellow spoonies out there: Do you have multiple autoimmune and/or inflammatory conditions that seem simultaneously connected…

Anyone who has ever experienced severe pain, especially severe pain that is either chronic and/or intermittent, understands the challenges …

One thing about bring chronically ill that many people won't even think to mention is how often doctors will see you. All of you. Thi…

I think there is a difference between what I do for me and what I do for my illness . In some ways, there is no difference, like when I t…

Sometimes, being a warrior in regards to chronic illness involves being a champion for your illness - attending conferences, information se…

Chronic illness patients with relatively invisible diseases have to fake being healthy so often, that when we actually want someone to be a…

If the illnesses I deal with were boyfriends or exes, this is how I would describe them (in my own experience). The Amicable Split - Hashi…

Due to the dry weather, recent stresses, and a flare up of my psoriasis on my scalp, I am increasingly grateful for the fact that I can wea…