Holidays

Autoimmune chronic illness family Friendship Holidays social media Twilight Zone 

Chronic Illness, Loss, & Forming New Holiday Traditions

December 1, 2015December 2, 2015 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Anne Serling, autoimmune, bipolar, chronic illness, fatigue, holidays with illness, losing friends after diagnosis, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, online party, pain, PCOS, Twilight Zone

One of the hardest aspects of chronic illness is saying goodbye to hobbies and interests.  Some of us have even

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Lessons on Companionship, Compassion, & Community From The Twilight Zone

January 2, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 5 Comments Anne Serling, Arlen Schumer, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, Hugh A.D. Spencer, I Am The Night - Color Me Black, Jessica Gimeno, Martin Grams, Myasthenia Gravis, New Year's Eve, New Year's Marathon, Nightmare As a Child, pain, PCOS, psoriasis, Rod Serling, Sy Fy, The Hitchhiker, The Twilight Zone, Time Enough At Last, TZ, Where Is Everybody?, Zoner

It can be lonely being a fan of The Twilight Zone. When I tell friends that I’m a fan, I

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5 Ways Illness Has Positively Changed My Holidays

December 24, 2014December 1, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments

Originally published last year.  Merry Christmas. Happy Hannukah. I’ve written about the difficulty of being sick during the holidays like

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Autoimmune chronic illness family Holidays mental health Stress 

The Holidays, Stress, & 5 Ways To Free Yourself From The Illusion of “Perfection”

December 19, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Andy Williams, Christmas Hannukah, Chubby Checker, Go Go, Go-Go My Walking Pup, holiday stress, holidays, illusion of perfection, it's the most wonderful time of the year, Jessica Gimeno, perfectionism, The Twist

The holidays are supposed to be a special time of the year (Andy Williams famously sings “It’s the most wonderful

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Top 10 Articles of 2013

December 30, 2013November 12, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, eyeliner, Facebook, fatigue, fibro, fibromyalgia, holidays with chronic illness, lupus, makeup, masks, MD, mental health stigma, Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PIDS, Primary Immune Deficiency Syndrome, stigma, Tarte, Twitter, WEGO

Before I get to my list, I just wanted to say:  I hope you’ll be joining us tomorrow for my

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You’re Invited to My Online New Year’s Eve Party; Twilight Zone Marathon

December 28, 2013September 14, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar bedtime, chronic illness, fatigue, fibromyalgia, lupus, MD, mental health, MG, Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, New Year's Eve, online party, pain, The Twilight Zone

It dawns on me that a lot of readers like myself cannot attend the usual New Year’s Eve festivities many

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3 Tips for Celebrating a Holiday Alone

December 24, 2013November 12, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, Christmas, eyeliner, holidays, holidays with chronic illness, immune system, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, PID, Prednisone, Primary Immune Deficiency, WEGO

It’s Christmas Eve!  Right now, I’m 80% sure I will be celebrating with my family tomorrow–of course that all depends

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5 Ways Illness Has Positively Changed My Holidays

December 19, 2013December 1, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, Christmas, endometriosis, fibro, fibromyalgia, Hanukkah, holidays, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis, WEGO

I’ve written about the difficulty of being sick during the holidays like this entry, 3 Tips on Celebrating a Holiday

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Join me on Twitter (12/17/13) 3-4 pm EST for WEGO Health Chat

December 16, 2013November 12, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Facebook, social media, WEGO

UPDATE: Here’s the link to the Tweet Chat room: http://tweetchat.com/room/hachat I’ll see you/tweet you in 22 minutes.

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Costumes Outside of Halloween

October 6, 2013January 7, 2014 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Annette Funicello, autoimmune, costumes, Frankie Avalon, Indiana Jones, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, neurological disorders, neuromuscular, symptoms

As Halloween approaches, we think about costumes and heroes.  My nephew Tyson, who is now 9, once got an Indiana

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