3 Tips on Celebrating a Holiday Alone
In time for Thanksgiving, I decided to re-post one of my most popular articles. REPOST BELOW Last year I spent
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Living With Bipolar Disorder & Chronic Body Pain: 6 Dilemmas
March 30 is World Bipolar Day. Even though I was diagnosed at 18-years old, I have lived with bipolar disorder
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5 Realities of Living With Multiple Diseases Simultaneously
Over the weekend, I was getting my butt kicked by pain from both the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and psoriasis. At
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Chronic Illness, Loss, & Forming New Holiday Traditions
One of the hardest aspects of chronic illness is saying goodbye to hobbies and interests. Some of us have even
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Coming Out of The Chronic Illness Closet at Work: Choice or Duty?
Today, we have a guest post from rockstar lupus advocate, Gabrielle Davis. A month ago, I got an email from
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5 Tips for Reconnecting with a Sick Friend
One of the most painful things about being sick is having friends abandon you. When I wrote 5 Reasons People
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Disability, Assault, & Helplessness: Be Aware of The Bystander Effect
Most people with illnesses can recall the moment they realized their lives changed forever. For example, a reader with lupus
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Perfect Comeback & Mental Health Discrimination #HAWMC
I wasn’t feeling well this weekend so I skipped yesterday’s #HAWMC question but I’m back now. It’s Day 13 of
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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
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