Stop Asking Disabled People, “What Happened To You?”
“What happened to you?” “Were you born like this or did something happen to you?” “Why are you in a wheelchair?”
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11 Tips: Exercising During a Pain Flare Up
A subscriber to my YouTube channel asked me how I exercise on days when the pain is really bad. So I did this video featuring 11 ideas…
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Stop Asking Disabled People, “What Happened To You?”
“What happened to you?” “Were you born like this or did something happen to you?” “Why are you in a
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5 Realities of Living With Multiple Diseases Simultaneously
Over the weekend, I was getting my butt kicked by pain from both the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and psoriasis. At
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Illness & Social Life: I Missed My Nephew’s Birthday…And Why It’s Okay
This is a picture of my mom and my nephew, Mikko, at his 8th birthday over the weekend. I missed
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5 Obstacles People with Rare Diseases Face; Readers Share Their Stories
Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease? In the U.S., a rare diseases is defined
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“You Have Toothpaste In Your Hair”
The past week was hellacious for me. I felt trapped in my own body. I had a severe flare up
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Chronic Illness & Emptiness: A Race With No Finish Line
Yesterday was my last day of physical therapy. I started PT back in April for Myasthenia Gravis (MG). From the
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Who Am I? The Chronically Ill Person’s Identity Crisis
Three years ago, I became a contributor to a mental health website. They asked me to submit a brief bio,
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Women’s Health: Join the More Than Boobs Initiative This September
UPDATE: I will be speaking on HuffPost Live next Tuesday (09/30) at 12:45 pm EST discussing the
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