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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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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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Happy 2nd Birthday! | Top 10 Fashionably ill Articles

July 14, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments 5 reasons people abandon a sick friend, asthma, bipolar, cancer, chronic illness, Dallas fashion, depression, endometriosis, Fashionably ill, hospital visit, inpatient stay, Jessica Gimeno, laughter, mental health stigma, Myasthenia Gravis, not to say to a depressed person, not to say to a sick person, PCOS, Reliv, social media depression, vacationize, what to wear while gaining weight, work

Fashionably ill is celebrating its second birthday!  As such, I’m sharing the top ten articles from the past two years.  In

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Autoimmune Bonding Community Exercise Faith family Holidays mental health Stress WEGO 

5 Ways Illness Has Positively Changed My Holidays

December 19, 2013December 1, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, Christmas, endometriosis, fibro, fibromyalgia, Hanukkah, holidays, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis, WEGO

I’ve written about the difficulty of being sick during the holidays like this entry, 3 Tips on Celebrating a Holiday

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Does Community Exist for People with Rare Illnesses?

December 10, 2013November 12, 2015 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment asthma, bipolar, cancer, chemo, endometriosis, fibro, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, lupus, MS, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, RA, rare disease, Sjogren's

There is sisterhood or brotherhood out there for you even if you have a super rare, hard to pronounce illness. 

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My Mascot and Battle Cry

December 3, 2013November 12, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, Bible, bipolar, endometriosis, fatigue, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, WEGO

One of my favorite movies is 2007’s The Great Debaters.  It’s about a lot more than debate; it’s about resilience. 

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WEGO Challenge; My Favorite Social Media People

November 15, 2013November 26, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments alopecia, autoimmune, beauty, bipolar, cancer, CFIDS, CFS, chronic illness, endometriosis, fibro, fibromyalgia, hashimoto's, lupus, makeup, ME, pain, PCOS, RA, Raynauds, Sjogren's

As I blogged about, this has been a rollercoaster week for me health wise so this is an incomplete list

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Reliv, a Nutritional Supplement That’s Helped Me

November 10, 2013November 26, 2015 JessicaGimeno 5 Comments autoimmune, cancer, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, Reliv

In 2012 I almost relapsed (I have Myasthenia Gravis) twice because I got the flu.  However, since doing Reliv (which

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Autoimmune Faith WEGO 

3 Quotes for Life from The Bible, Rocky, and Eleanor Roosevelt

November 8, 2013November 26, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, Bible, bipolar, CFS, diabetes, Eleanor Roosevelt, endometriosis, fibro, fibromyalgia, lupus, migraines, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, Rocky, Sjogren's

Today I’m continuing the WEGO November Health Challenge.  They have this thing called Favorite Fridays and today’s prompt is: 
Make

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The Upside to Being ill?

July 5, 2013November 26, 2015 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments autoimmune, cancer, endometriosis, IVIG, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, plasmapheresis, Queen

On the final night of the convention, we had a big fiesta for all the attendees.  It took all the

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