Losing Someone to Illness When You’re Also Sick
These past few weeks I’ve found it hard to write. Anything. When you lose a good friend, a part of
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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
Read MoreMy Contribution to Mental Illness Awareness Week: Self-Care (#MIAW)
This week, I intended to blog more for Mental Illness Awareness Week but I got too depressed to do it.
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Why Are 30th and 40th Birthday Cards So Depressing?
Today is an anniversary date for me. Six years ago, at the age of 24, I was diagnosed with the
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On Friends, NKOTB, Meeting Jordan Knight, & The Power of Words
I haven’t posted in a week because some emotions are hard to put into words. (Bear with me; this is
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The Church, Depression, & Mental Illness: 3 Myths That Need To Go
This blog post is hard for me to write but I must write it for three reasons: First, many Americans
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6 Things NOT To Say to a Sick Woman About Her Appearance
People are surprised when I tell them about insults I received due to changes in my appearance from illness. If
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Work & Chronic Illness (Part 1): 4 Things NOT to Say to Sick People
One of the most common things people with chronic illnesses or disabilities hear is, “You’re so lucky you get to rest
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Stronger Together: 2 Lessons on Community from Chemo & The Twilight Zone
Being sick can be lonely. On top of pain, fatigue, and the mental toll, people can multiply our stress. I
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Lessons on Body Image, Fear, & Community From The Twilight Zone
I’ve been in excruciating pain the past few days. Like my past New Year’s Eves, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome decided to
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