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Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards

September 28, 2017March 1, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Academy Award, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, work

Last week I had a day where I was really off my A-game at work.  The night before I woke

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The Loneliness of Living with Chronic Illnesses & Pain

August 2, 2017November 27, 2017 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, how to help sick friend, illness, Jessica Gimeno, laughter, loneliness, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, otitis media, pain, PCOS

(UPDATE: The TV show I discuss in paragraph 2 aired its finale since I wrote this. The writers resolved the

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3 Tips on Celebrating a Holiday Alone

November 23, 2016November 28, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, celebrating, compromised immunity, flu, holidays alone, Jessica Gimeno, lupus, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, Primary Immune Deficiency

In time for Thanksgiving, I decided to re-post one of my most popular articles. REPOST BELOW Last year I spent

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Living With Bipolar Disorder & Chronic Body Pain: 6 Dilemmas

March 29, 2016March 30, 2016 JessicaGimeno 6 Comments Arbonne, autoimmune, back pain, bipolar 2, bipolar disorder, body, chronic, chronic illness, chronic pain, comorbidity, depression, Fashionably ill, fatigue, fibro, friendships, hypomania, Jessica Gimeno, light therapy, lupus, mania, mental health discrimination, MG, migraines, mood disorder, Myasthenia Gravis, neuromuscular, online community, PCOS, physical pain, psoriasiform dermatitis, psoriasis, RA, sleep disorder, sleep wake cycle, stigma, suicide rates, therapy, World Bipolar Day

March 30 is World Bipolar Day.  Even though I was diagnosed at 18-years old, I have lived with bipolar disorder

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Myasthenia Gravis Patients Share Pictures of Ptosis

March 23, 2016March 25, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, generalized, IVIG, Jessica Collier, Jessica Gimeno, Kait Master, KathieLea Varnado Bradfield, MG, muscular dystrophies, Myasthenia Gravis, neuromuscular, ocular, Prednisone, ptosis, snowflake, symptoms, Warrior

People with myasthenia gravis (MG, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease) sometimes refer to ourselves as “snowflakes” because symptoms vary person to

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Recap of 2015-2016 Online New Year’s Eve Party

January 4, 2016January 29, 2016 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments annual party, autoimmune, bipolar, chronic illness, Jessica Gimeno, marathon, Myasthenia Gravis, New Year's Eve, pain, PCOS, SyFy, Twilight Zone, TZ

This year’s party, our 3rd Annual Online New Year’s Eve Party, was a smashing success.  Somewhere between 100-150 guests attended

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5 Realities of Living With Multiple Diseases Simultaneously

December 7, 2015December 8, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments #MayPac, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, Boxing, chronic illness, comorbidity, Creed, depression, fatigue, fibromyalgia, five diseases, having multiple diseases daily, hypomania, insomnia, Jessica Gimeno, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, Prednisone, rigged fight, Rocky, Thomas Hauser

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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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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Illness & Social Life: I Missed My Nephew’s Birthday…And Why It’s Okay

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Alani, autoimmune, chronic illness, CJ, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, Mikko, pain, PCOS, social life, Tyson

This is a picture of my mom and my nephew, Mikko, at his 8th birthday over the weekend.  I missed

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Yes, We’ve Heard About the Starving Children in Africa

August 24, 2015November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Africa is not a country, autoimmune, bipolar disorder, depression, disability, fatigue, fibro, happiness is a choice, mental illness, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, polycystic ovarian syndrome, stigma, tact, what not to say to sick people

When people who are sick complain about their illnesses–whether it’s physical pain, fatigue, or depression–one of the most common responses

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