Cancer

Beauty Routines Cancer Fashion Makeovers Makeup & Hair 

Started Filming the Pilot for Fashionably ill TV Show; Be Part of It

November 19, 2016November 19, 2016 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments cancer, diabetes, Fashionably ill, fibro, fibromyalgia, GoFundMe, Jessica Gimeno, makeover, makeover show, MS, PCOS, pilot

Last week, we started filming the pilot for my TV show–a show that if picked up would feature me giving

Read more

Autoimmune body image Cancer chronic illness Faith family Hospital Inpatient Interviews invisible illness Laughter Makeovers mental health pain 

NBC News Interviews Me

June 6, 2016June 26, 2016 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments Asian American, chronic pain, Fashionably ill, mental health, Monica Luhar, NBC News

Hello Fashionably ill readers: I know I haven’t written anything new in a couple weeks–that’s because I have been recovering from

Read more

Autoimmune Cancer chronic illness Disability fatigue Hospital pain Prednisone 

Myasthenia Gravis Patients Share Pictures of Ptosis

March 23, 2016March 25, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, generalized, IVIG, Jessica Collier, Jessica Gimeno, Kait Master, KathieLea Varnado Bradfield, MG, muscular dystrophies, Myasthenia Gravis, neuromuscular, ocular, Prednisone, ptosis, snowflake, symptoms, Warrior

People with myasthenia gravis (MG, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease) sometimes refer to ourselves as “snowflakes” because symptoms vary person to

Read more

Autoimmune Bonding Cancer chronic illness Community Disability Disability Accommodations family fatigue Friendship Hospital Inpatient invisible illness mental health pain 

5 Tips for Reconnecting with a Sick Friend

September 25, 2015March 25, 2018 JessicaGimeno 6 Comments 5 reasons people abandon a sick friend, apologies, bipolar, car accident, chronic illness, CRPS, depression, fibromylagia, friends left me after I got sick, heart attack, invisible illness, keeping in touch with sick friends, lupus, mental illness, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, POTS, reconnecting with a sick friend, stigma, stroke

One of the most painful things about being sick is having friends abandon you.  When I wrote 5 Reasons People

Read more

Autoimmune Beauty Routines Cancer fatigue Makeovers Makeup & Hair 

Review of Arbonne’s Crème Concealer

September 22, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Arbonne Creme Concealer, autoimmune diseases, before and after pictures, bisque, bronzer, fatigue, got you covered mineral foundation, makeovers, makeup, Myasthenia Gravis

I’ll make this a quick review as I’m recovering from a rough few weeks with myasthenia gravis (MG).  Last Tuesday,

Read more

Autoimmune Cancer chronic illness Community Disability Disability Accommodations discrimination Faith fatigue invisible illness mental health pain Work 

“The Only Disability is a Bad Attitude”–Not So Fast!

May 21, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment ADA, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, Bush, cancer, cane, chronic illness, depression, fatigue, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, MD, mental health, Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, negative attitude, pain, PCOS, people with disabilities, power of positive thinking, PWD, suicide, the only disability in life is a bad attitude, the only disability is a bad attitude, victim blaming

One expression people with illnesses and disabilities often hear is, “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”  I’m sure people who

Read more

Autoimmune Cancer chronic illness Diagnosis Disability family fatigue Friendship HAWMC invisible illness pain Stress WEGO 

My Hero: My Mom #HAWMC

April 6, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments

Today is Day 6 of the WEGO Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge (#HAWMC on Twitter and Facebook).  And today, I

Read more

Autoimmune Cancer chronic illness Faith family fatigue HAWMC mental health pain Stress WEGO 

My Keys to Happiness: Faith + Laughter #HAWMC

April 2, 2015February 13, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments breast cancer, chemotherapy, Chris Rock, chronic illness, colon cancer, faith, fatigue, happiness, HAWMC, I Love Lucy, James 1:12, Katt Williams, laughter, pain, stress, thymectomy, WEGO

Today, I’m answering the second prompt in WEGO’s Health Activist Writers Month Challenge: Key to Happiness:  What do you think

Read more

Autoimmune body image Cancer chronic illness Community Diagnosis Disability Disability Accommodations discrimination fatigue invisible illness mental health pain Reproductive Diseases Stigma Women's Health 

5 Obstacles People with Rare Diseases Face; Readers Share Their Stories

February 16, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Aplastic Anemia, bipolar 2, bipolar disorder, bullying, Ehlers-Danlos, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type III, hypothyroid, hypothyroidism, Lichen Sclerosis, ME/CFS, mental illness, Myasthenia Gravis, NORD, ovarian cysts, rare breast cancer, rare disease, Rare Disease Day, RDD, symptoms

Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease? In the U.S., a rare diseases is defined

Read more

Autoimmune Cancer Celebrities chronic illness Faith family fatigue mental health pain Women's Health 

Resilience: My Family’s Autoimmune/Cancer/Bipolar Journey as Remembered Through Four Pacquiao Fights (from The Huffington Post)

January 12, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar disorder, Boxing, breast cancer, cancer, chemo, chronic illness, colon cancer, depression, fatigue, Jessica Gimeno, Manny Pacquiao, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, Pacquiao, pain, PCOS, psoriasis, Resilience, Rocky, The Huffington Post

Over the weekend, I had my second Huffington Post article published.  You can read it here.  I’m very excited about this

Read more