“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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What Chronic Fatigue Feels Like
What is chronic fatigue? My mom asked me this weekend what it feels like, and I had a hard time
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If It’s Okay to Cry About Physical Pain, It’s Okay to Cry about Depression Too
My holidays were great. I think I had one of my favorite Christmases ever with my family. I was happy.
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Resilience: My Family’s Autoimmune/Cancer/Bipolar Journey as Remembered Through Four Pacquiao Fights (from 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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Lessons on Companionship, Compassion, & Community From The Twilight Zone
It can be lonely being a fan of The Twilight Zone. When I tell friends that I’m a fan, I
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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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Victim Blaming Happens to Sick People Too
I recently saw an article about the twenty dumbest things said on a popular sports show. I was discussing this with
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5 Lessons I Learned from Boxing & Pacquiao on Resilience & Surviving Illness
I’m really excited for tonight’s Paperview Fight, Pacquiao vs. Algieri. People are always surprised to find out that I’m
Read MoreThe Truth: Why Don’t Chronically Ill People Speak Up More Often?
When people ask me how I’m feeling and I say “I’m tired,” they assume I’m talking about the chronic fatigue
Read More5 People Who Can Benefit From Web Therapy; Must-Watch HuffPost Live Video
I’ll make this post brief because my eyes and ears are still on the mend from my allergic conjunctivitis. Yesterday,
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