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Finding Human Connection

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments loneliness, pandemic, Zoom

Have you struggled with loneliness in our increasingly online world? I’ve started using “Zoom” as a verb. In my latest 3 minute video, I share what my adult nephew said to me…

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Trying To Have a Social Life When You Have a Chronic Illness

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments chronic illness, disability, Friends, social life, The Irishman

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Book Review: ChronicBabe 101

August 2, 2019October 18, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments anxiety, autoimmune, book review, fatigue, fibro, fibromyalgia, Jenni Grover, pain

Check out my review of the book, ChronicBabe 101! This book is a gem for chronically ill people and those who love them.

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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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3 Ways To Help Loved Ones With Parkinson’s Disease

April 10, 2018April 12, 2018 Rebecca Evans 0 Comments causes, how to support, loved ones, medications, neurological disorder, Parkinson's disease, symptoms, treatments

Three Ways to Help Loved Ones With Parkinson’s Disease While it’s well-known and accepted that Parkinson’s disease is an incredibly

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The Loneliness of Living with Chronic Illnesses & Pain

August 2, 2017November 27, 2017 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, how to help sick friend, illness, Jessica Gimeno, laughter, loneliness, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, otitis media, pain, PCOS

(UPDATE: The TV show I discuss in paragraph 2 aired its finale since I wrote this. The writers resolved the

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My Commencement Address for Int’nl Fibromyalgia Institute Graduation

August 12, 2016August 14, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments chronic, coach, commencement speech, community, disability, fibro, fibromyalgia institute, graduation, Jessica Gimeno, Myasthenia Gravis, pain

Click on the white triangle below to press play and hear my speech.  My speech is called, “Stronger Together: Community

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Living With Bipolar Disorder & Chronic Body Pain: 6 Dilemmas

March 29, 2016March 30, 2016 JessicaGimeno 6 Comments Arbonne, autoimmune, back pain, bipolar 2, bipolar disorder, body, chronic, chronic illness, chronic pain, comorbidity, depression, Fashionably ill, fatigue, fibro, friendships, hypomania, Jessica Gimeno, light therapy, lupus, mania, mental health discrimination, MG, migraines, mood disorder, Myasthenia Gravis, neuromuscular, online community, PCOS, physical pain, psoriasiform dermatitis, psoriasis, RA, sleep disorder, sleep wake cycle, stigma, suicide rates, therapy, World Bipolar Day

March 30 is World Bipolar Day.  Even though I was diagnosed at 18-years old, I have lived with bipolar disorder

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Review of Rebecca Lombardo’s Memoir on Bipolar Disorder

March 10, 2016January 11, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments anxiety, Beka, bipolar disorder, bipolar memoir, body image, book review, It's Not Your Journey, Rebecca Lombardo, self-esteem, self-injury

Popular mental health advocate, Rebecca Lombardo, wrote a book called, It’s Not Your Journey: A Memoir.  Lombardo’s book actually began

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Recap of 2015-2016 Online New Year’s Eve Party

January 4, 2016January 29, 2016 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments annual party, autoimmune, bipolar, chronic illness, Jessica Gimeno, marathon, Myasthenia Gravis, New Year's Eve, pain, PCOS, SyFy, Twilight Zone, TZ

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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