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You Are Not Weak

Living with any physical ailment is physically and mentally taxing.  Who knew that living with illness meant taking on so much judgement, a…

The Lighter Side of: Distracting Pain

I have always found it astonishing how pain can distract your mind from everything else around you. It is difficult to follow an entire con…

The Lighter Side of: Difficulties Showering

Due to nausea, energy, and pain, showers have become a very rare occurrence. I am able to shower these days, but only about once a couple o…

More Forced Rest

Forcing yourself to rest when all you want to do is a whole bunch of things is way more difficult than it sounds. It is like dieting when …

Dignity

How do you describe dignity? Many people view illnesses as stripping a person of his/her dignity. Specific symptoms, especially ones like …

Adaptation

Charles Darwin. Naturalist, geologist, biologist. Author. Best known for his theories on evolution, survival of the fittest, and a holis…

Waking up STRESSED

Ever wake up feeling utterly stressed out? It's like everything you have on a to-do list all-of-a-sudden becomes overwhelming. Then, e…