It all starts with a Lyme bullseye rash. Well, not always. In my case, and many others, Lyme disease began more mysteriously. For me, there was no Lyme bullseye rash or even a detectable tick bite. (The last tick bite I had was ten years before I was diagnosed.) It was almost as if my …
A lot of people ask me about the products and aids that I currently use (or have used in the past) to improve my quality of life. And while I’m sure there are at least a few disability products catalogs out there, I thought I would use this post to cover some of the products …
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For years, I’ve been wanting to update my chronic illness and disability website. Partly because I’ve always envied people with websites that have fancy graphics and animations, and partly because, well, you and all the other lovely people who read my blog deserve a more modern experience. Until recently, I thought I could create (and …
My book can’t mean everything to everybody, but it can mean everything to me. And now it does.
It’s been a rough year. I think we can all agree on that, so I thought I’d share some good news—my health has been improving lately. The other day I got out of bed and stood up three times in the span of a few hours, the most I’ve done in my walking rehabilitation in …
It’s hard not to be consumed by bitterness and anger. In the macro sense, it’s hard for me because, well, my life hasn’t turned out the way I imagined it would. I’m 32 and haven’t walked in more than five years, I’ve been through intense physical and emotional trauma, and because of my illness, I …
For me, it all comes down to the simple truth that if I don’t take unsolicited advice seriously, I won’t get upset that random strangers with no credentials or medical training think they know what’s best for my health.
It’s hard to say exactly why I’ve been able to sustain my recovery without IV fluids.
I’ve never disagreed with anyone on the fact that our illness needs more research funding and more treatments. These basic needs will never be disagreed upon within the community, and it is especially important to remind ourselves of that when things get heated.
If there’s one thing that I’ve struggled with the most while I’ve been sick, it’s finding a balance between doing things I enjoy and doing things that don’t make me sicker. It’s especially hard when almost everything I do either steals my energy, fills my muscles with pain, or makes me feel like I’m going …