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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Jessica Gimeno
MSNBC Mental Health Documentary On My Life
MSNBC: Asian American Women Endure High Rate of Depression So last summer and early fall, an MSNBC documentarian followed me
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5 Reasons People Abandon a Sick Friend
In October 2008, at the age of 24, I was diagnosed and hospitalized for myasthenia gravis, MG, a neuromuscular autoimmune
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Chronic Illness & Dating Part 3: Women with Lupus, RA, Myasthenia Gravis, & Endometriosis Share Their Stories
In Part 1, Emily, who has Cystic Fibrosis, shared her uplifting story of finding love. In Part 2, I reviewed
Read MoreMindfulness: Making Time for Emotional and Spiritual Fulfillment
Reality Bites was on TV the other night. I haven’t seen it since 1994. At one point, Wynona Ryder’s character, Leilana,
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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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The Holidays, Stress, & 5 Ways To Free Yourself From The Illusion of “Perfection”
The holidays are supposed to be a special time of the year (Andy Williams famously sings “It’s the most wonderful
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