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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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Batiste Hint of Color Dry Shampoo: Great for Tired People and Hospital Stays

October 12, 2015October 31, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Batiste, blonde, brunette, dark hair, depressed, dry shampoo, fatigue, Hint of Color, Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, psoriasis, review, tired, travel size, Ulta, washing hair when sick

I recently bought Batiste Hint of Color Dry Shampoo, $8.99, at Ulta.  Online, I learned that like me, a lot of

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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

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Illness, Regret, & Dreams

February 8, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment A Friend's Betrayal, autoimmune, Beverly Hills 90210, bipolar, bipolar disorder, Brian Austin Green, chronic illness, depression, diagnosis, fatigue, fibro, illness, Lifetime Movies, lost dreams, lupus, mental health, mistakes, Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, regret, stress, what could have been

A few weeks ago, I found myself watching a 90s Lifetime movie. Don’t judge me! I was in a Beverly

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Thank You; Update on Lauryn’s Condition

September 24, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Cerebral Palsy, Myasthenia Gravis

In August, I asked Fashionably ill readers to help make a young woman’s birthday special.  Lauryn was spending her seventeenth

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Chronic Illness: On the Outside Looking In

September 15, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar bedtime, cancer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, celebrating birthday in hospital, chronic illness, CTCA, depression, Dunbar's Number, Face Time, Facebook depression, fibro, fibromyalgia, incurable illness, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, social media, social media depression, why friends leave sick person, young and sick

Sometimes chronic illness leaves patients on the outside looking in. When I was younger, I sometimes had to leave social

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5 Ways I “Vacationized” My Last Hospital Visit

August 15, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments autoimmune, cancer, chronic illness, flexibility, freedom, Italian vacation, Maui vacation, Myasthenia Gravis, Prednisone, Pyridostigmine, Quantum Leap, stamina, state of mind, steroids, strength, test, The Leap Home

It’s taken me a while to post an update on Tuesdsay’s neurological visit but I finally have my “vacation pictures”

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Happy 2nd Birthday! | Top 10 Fashionably ill Articles

July 14, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments 5 reasons people abandon a sick friend, asthma, bipolar, cancer, chronic illness, Dallas fashion, depression, endometriosis, Fashionably ill, hospital visit, inpatient stay, Jessica Gimeno, laughter, mental health stigma, Myasthenia Gravis, not to say to a depressed person, not to say to a sick person, PCOS, Reliv, social media depression, vacationize, what to wear while gaining weight, work

Fashionably ill is celebrating its second birthday!  As such, I’m sharing the top ten articles from the past two years.  In

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Stronger Together: 2 Lessons on Community from Chemo & The Twilight Zone

July 9, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, butterfly needle, cancer, chemo, chronic illness, community, Facebook, fibro, fibromylagia, hope, illness, IV, July 4th marathon, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, psoriasis, SyFy, The Twilight Zone, Twitter, zoners

Being sick can be lonely. On top of pain, fatigue, and the mental toll, people can multiply our stress. I

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