Updated: 6 Obstacles People With Rare Diseases Face; Readers’ Stories
Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease? In the U.S., a rare diseases is defined
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5 Tips for Dating With Chronic Illness
Today we have a guest post from brave health activist, Kirsten Schultz. I’ve been sick nearly all my life,
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5 Tips For Being Reliable When You Are Depressed
I have bipolar disorder. When depression comes, it often makes it hard to function. When I’m depressed, every task requires
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Stress Hack: Does It Have to Be Done Well Or Does It Just Have to Be Done?
Illness or not, it’s easy to get overwhelmed particularly if you have a lot of things to do. One question
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Chronic Fatigue Is…30 Fill-in-the Blank Descriptions
Last year, I had an incident where one of my doctor’s assistants were being unhelpful. I needed a standard refill of
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The Calculus of Chronic Illness: Decisions, Dilemmas, and Trade-Offs
Tonight, I really wanted to attend an alumni event in the city. Last week, I thought I might be able
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Recap of 2015-2016 Online New Year’s Eve Party
This year’s party, our 3rd Annual Online New Year’s Eve Party, was a smashing success. Somewhere between 100-150 guests attended
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Illness: Light Breaking Through The Darkness
Yesterday, two things happened: First, I learned of a contest for artists with rare diseases. I entered it. (You can
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5 Realities of Living With Multiple Diseases Simultaneously
Over the weekend, I was getting my butt kicked by pain from both the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and psoriasis. At
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Fashionably ill Readers’ 32 Favorite Holiday Movies
In keeping with my last blog post, Chronic Illness, Loss, & Forming New Holiday Traditions, I asked Fashionably ill readers
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