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What’s Your Top 10? Coping Tools For Stressful Times

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments anxiety, bipolar disorder, coping tools, coronavirus, COVID19, depression, mental health, stress

Living through this pandemic has taught me I need to be intentional about identifying and expanding my coping mechanisms. Have you made a list of your Top 10?

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Coming Out of the Hospital

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments infection, lungs, Myasthenia Gravis, vlog

I was recently hospitalized twice because of an infection in my lungs and chest. This is the video I filmed after the first time…

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Chronic Illness & Celebrating Every “Win”

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic pain, disability, fatigue, illness, Myasthenia Gravis, peace

Moments of peace when you have a chronic illness or five can be few and far between. How do we celebrate knowing the unpredictability of illness?…

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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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Update #1: How Physical and Occupational Therapy Are Going

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments disability, Myasthenia Gravis, neuromuscular, occupational therapy, OT, pain, physical therapy, PT

I did a short video updating people on how physical therapy and occupational therapy are going for me. I’ve been in PT and OT for almost 3 months.

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Being Fashionably ill® When I Am Depressed

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar disorder, depression, Fashionably ill, Jessica Gimeno

Sometimes doing something that makes me feel pretty – even one thing – can help me manage my bipolar depression.

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What The Fatigue? Recovering After An Event

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments event, invisible illness, recovery

My school hosted the first debate tournament of the school year. 150 pizzas for 700 students! How do you deal with fatigue after a big event?

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Way to Go! Teens in Colorado Get “Mental Health Days” Law Passed

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bullying, depression, law passed, Oregon, suicide rates, teenagers

Learn about what some exceptional students in Colorado are doing to help peers who are living with mental illness.

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Urgent Care vs. Emergency Room: What People Need To Know

August 7, 2019 Traci Blake 1 Comment E.R., emergency room, patients, Urgent Care

Do you have a hard time determining whether you should go to the E.R. or Urgent Care? Check out this guest post…

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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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