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Alt text: Alt text: 2 women (one Caucasian) and one Asian /Hispanic looking sitting by a fireplace on black leather couches. Both are smiling; woman on left is wearing brown dress, has brown eyes. Woman on right has black hair, black eyes, baby blue dress. Bottom banner on the left says "Whitney Reynolds Show 10/26 at 6:30 pm." On the right, text says "Jessica Gimeno" in grey letters. Below are logos for Lakeshore PBS, Amazon Prime, PBS Video App.

Time flies! This memory came up in my feed – back when I was on The Whitney Reynolds Show six years ago talking about life with chronic illness.

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March 3, 2026 JessicaGimeno

Rare Disease Day 2026

Recently I spoke at Rare Disease Day; in 2026, February 28 is the official date for Rare Disease Day. I have been living with myasthenia gravis for 18 years, which is a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that impacts fewer than 1 in 100,000 people

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November 3, 2022 JessicaGimeno

Chronic illness is Like Getting Your Heart Broken Again and Again

Does living with chronic illness ever feel like Groundhog’s Day?

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October 27, 2022 JessicaGimeno

Top 10 Ways to “Vacationize” Your Hospital Visit or Stay – Part 2/2

Check out part 2 of my previous post for people who are sick and tired of spending time in the hospital.

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October 15, 2022 JessicaGimeno

Top 10 Ways to “Vacationize” Your Hospital Visit or Inpatient Stay-Part 1/2

Do you ever get tired of spending so much time in the hospital?

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October 5, 2022 JessicaGimeno

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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December 23, 2021 JessicaGimeno

5 Tips for Celebrating a Holiday Alone (Updated Version)

UPDATED 12/23/21 (Kind of): I originally wrote this article years ago–first in 2013 and later modified in 2017. Now with

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June 9, 2021 JessicaGimeno

Learning to Ask for Help

Do you ever find it hard to ask for help? Check out my latest video…

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December 10, 2020 JessicaGimeno

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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July 30, 2020 JessicaGimeno

Chronic Illness and Pacing

Do chronic health problems wear you out? Check out my latest video on pacing and where you can find community for people with chronic illness and disabilities.