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Chronic Illness, Limitations, Accepting Help

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments chronic illness, Jessica Gimeno, limitations, YouTube

I’m back! I have been gone due to a family member’s accident…anyway, this is a video of mine on chronic illness, limitations, and what I have learned about accepting help.

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My Interview with Voices for Change Is Up

September 18, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, Joe, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, podcast, radio, Rebecca Lombardo, Shane Shultz, stigma, Voices for Change

Yesterday, you may have heard my interview on Sirius XM. If not, here’s a link to listen to my interview

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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

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Waiting for Test Results: Why I Plan a “Celebration” Before Every Appointment

November 16, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments breast cancer, colon cancer, Cotto vs. Canelo, Myasthenia Gravis, ptosis, test results, vacationize hospital visit, waiting

Tomorrow afternoon, I see my neurologist and I take my physical exam (for myasthenia gravis). Depending on the results, she

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6 Tips: Dealing With Grief When You Have Bipolar Disorder

November 5, 2015August 30, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar disorder, grief, loss, mood charts

Join my friend @EmpowHER and me (@JessicaGimeno) on Twitter at 7 pm EST tonight. We’re talking about healthy ways to cope

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

May 21, 2015December 10, 2018 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

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Stress Awareness Month: 5 Strategies for Dealing with Chronic Illness #HAWMC

April 19, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments chronic illness, Emily Dickinson, HAWMC, James, mindfulness, stress, stress busters, WEGO

Wow. I can’t believe it! Where did the month go? It’s Day 19 of WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. Today’s

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Creature of Habit #HAWMC

April 4, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Arianna Huffington, bad habits, chronic illness, creature of habit, HAWMC, Manny Pacquiao, meditation, mindfulness, Thrive, WEGO

Today, I’m answering the fourth question in WEGO’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge: Creature of Habit: What good habits, (health

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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

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5 Reasons People Abandon a Sick Friend

February 14, 2015August 17, 2017 JessicaGimeno 68 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, Facebook, friendship, Jessica Gimeno, lupus, mental health stigma, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, social media, stigma

In October 2008, at the age of 24, I was diagnosed and hospitalized for Myasthenia Gravis, MG, a neuromuscular autoimmune

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