My Contribution to Mental Illness Awareness Week: Self-Care (#MIAW)
This week, I intended to blog more for Mental Illness Awareness Week but I got too depressed to do it.
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Chronic Illness: On the Outside Looking In
Sometimes chronic illness leaves patients on the outside looking in. When I was younger, I sometimes had to leave social
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Just Between You And Me
I wasn’t feeling well today. (This after a very productive Monday and a fabulous Sunday, which I’ll tell you more
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6 Things NOT To Say to a Sick Woman About Her Appearance
People are surprised when I tell them about insults I received due to changes in my appearance from illness. If
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5 Ways I “Vacationized” My Last Hospital Visit
It’s taken me a while to post an update on Tuesdsay’s neurological visit but I finally have my “vacation pictures”
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Work & Chronic Illness (Part 1): 4 Things NOT to Say to Sick People
One of the most common things people with chronic illnesses or disabilities hear is, “You’re so lucky you get to rest
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Happy 2nd Birthday! | Top 10 Fashionably ill Articles
Fashionably ill is celebrating its second birthday! As such, I’m sharing the top ten articles from the past two years. In
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Stronger Together: 2 Lessons on Community from Chemo & The Twilight Zone
Being sick can be lonely. On top of pain, fatigue, and the mental toll, people can multiply our stress. I
Read moreA Lesson I Learned the Hard Way (#HAWMC)
Today I continue WEGO’s Health Activist Month Challenge (#HAWMC), which I’ve been enjoying immensely. Day 19: Lesson Learned. What’s a
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Lessons on Body Image, Fear, & Community From The Twilight Zone
I’ve been in excruciating pain the past few days. Like my past New Year’s Eves, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome decided to
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