Women’s Health

chronic illness dating Women's Health 

Chronic Illness & Dating Part 3: Women with Lupus, RA, Myasthenia Gravis, & Endometriosis Share Their Stories

February 13, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment chronic illness, dating with chronic illness, endo, endometriosis, invisible illness, Invisible illnesses, Jessica Gimeno, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, RA, RA/lupus, thoracic injury, thyroid cancer

In Part 1, Emily, who has Cystic Fibrosis, shared her uplifting story of finding love.  In Part 2, I reviewed

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body image Celebrities Women's Health 

My Tribute to TLC, Body Image Pioneers

January 22, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment body image, Chili, eating disorders, ED, NEDA, Nelly, New Kids on the Block, NKOTB, self-esteem, TLC, unpretty

I’m so psyched.  This morning, I got tickets to New Kids on the Block’s upcoming tour (“The Main Event”)–this year, TLC

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Autoimmune Bonding chronic illness Disability family mental health pain Women's Health 

If It’s Okay to Cry About Physical Pain, It’s Okay to Cry about Depression Too

January 14, 2015February 13, 2016 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, Christmas, crying, depressed, depression, disability, empathy, hypomania, intuition, Jessica Gimeno, listening, mania, mental health, moods, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, Penguins of Madagascar, stigma, the ugly cry

My holidays were great. I think I had one of my favorite Christmases ever with my family. I was happy.

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Autoimmune Cancer Celebrities chronic illness Faith family fatigue mental health pain Women's Health 

Resilience: My Family’s Autoimmune/Cancer/Bipolar Journey as Remembered Through Four Pacquiao Fights (from The Huffington Post)

January 12, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar disorder, Boxing, breast cancer, cancer, chemo, chronic illness, colon cancer, depression, fatigue, Jessica Gimeno, Manny Pacquiao, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, Pacquiao, pain, PCOS, psoriasis, Resilience, Rocky, The Huffington Post

Over the weekend, I had my second Huffington Post article published.  You can read it here.  I’m very excited about this

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Autoimmune Community Diagnosis Disability fatigue Friendship Hospital mental health pain Reproductive Diseases social media Women's Health 

Who Am I? The Chronically Ill Person’s Identity Crisis

November 12, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 9 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic illness, depression, disability, empathy, Facebook, imagination, Jessica Gimeno, mental health, MG, Muscular Dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, neuromuscular, pain, social media support system, Twitter

Three years ago, I became a contributor to a mental health website.  They asked me to submit a brief bio,

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Autoimmune Cancer fatigue pain Women's Health 

Save the Date; I’ll Be on HuffPost Live Tuesday (09/30/14) 12:45 pm EST

September 24, 2014October 3, 2014 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments fibro, HuffPost Live, IVIG, lupus, More Than Boobs Initiative, MS, Ovarian Cancer Month, PCOS Awareness Month, plasmapheresis, sexism in healthcare, Team Teal, women's health

UPDATE: Click here for the replay if you missed it!  Also, leave a comment while you’re there. I am very

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Autoimmune Cancer Community Diagnosis pain Reproductive Diseases Stigma Women's Health 

Women’s Health: Join the More Than Boobs Initiative This September

September 4, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments Adenomyosis, autoimmune, bipolar, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, fibro, fibromyalgia, heart disease, Hypoparathyroidism, infections, lupus, More Than Boobs, MS, necrotizing vasculitis, PCOS, pelvic inflammatory disease, PID, PMS, polycystic kidney disease, sexism in diagnosis, uterine fibroids

      UPDATE:  I will be speaking on HuffPost Live next Tuesday (09/30) at 12:45  pm EST discussing the

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