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That’s What Friends Are For

October 27, 2014October 27, 2014 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bipolar disorder, depression, Dionne Warwick, faith, prayer, psoriasis, That's What Friends Are For

The past few days have been stressful for me; I’ve been fighting a psoriasis flare up and depression. As Fashionably ill

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5 Tips for Finding a Mentor When You Are Chronically Ill

October 16, 2014December 2, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, career advice, chronic illness, depression, Facebook, fatigue, fibro, fibromyalgia, find a mentor, mental health, mentor, millennials, Myasthenia Gravis, Northwestern, pain, PCOS, psoriasis

One of the most common pieces of career advice millennials hear is, “find a mentor.” However, finding a mentor is

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Let Me Introduce You to Handistrong

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments amputees, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, cane, disabled models, Facebook, Global Disability Inclusion, Handistrong, magazine, MoD, model, Models of Diversity, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, people with disabilities, psoriasis, wheelchair

People with disabilities put up with a lot. Every day. Either our needs are ignored (like stores with nonfunctioning disability

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The Church, Depression, & Mental Illness: 3 Myths That Need To Go

September 18, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 5 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chemo, church, depression, depression blood test, Facebook, mental illness, Myasthenia Gravis, myths, Northwestern University, pain, PCOS, postpartum depression, PPD, psoriasis, Robin Williams, suicide, Suicide Prevention Month

This blog post is hard for me to write but I must write it for three reasons: First, many Americans

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Just Between You And Me

September 9, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments All My Children, autoimmune, bipolar, breast cancer, cancer, Chinese miner, chronic illness, colon cancer, compromised immune systems, family, fatigue, Kelly Ripa, lupus, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, psoriasis, Susan Lucci

I wasn’t feeling well today. (This after a very productive Monday and a fabulous Sunday, which I’ll tell you more

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6 Things NOT To Say to a Sick Woman About Her Appearance

August 25, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 7 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, chronic illness, depression, disability, disability parking, handicap, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, invisible illness, lupus, moon face, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, psoriasis, spoonie, steroids, weight gain

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 2): How to Find Accommodations

August 13, 2014February 26, 2018 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments accommodations, ADD, ADHD, agoraphobia, anxiety disorders, Ask Jan, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, chiari malformation, chronic illness, depression, discrimination, ehlers danlos syndrome, invisible illness, Invisible illnesses, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, PCOS, psoriasis, stigma, tonsillar ectopia, workplace

In my previous article (Work & Chronic Illness Part 1: 4 Things Not to Say to Sick People), I shared

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Stronger Together: 2 Lessons on Community from Chemo & The Twilight Zone

July 9, 2014November 10, 2015 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, butterfly needle, cancer, chemo, chronic illness, community, Facebook, fibro, fibromylagia, hope, illness, IV, July 4th marathon, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, psoriasis, SyFy, The Twilight Zone, Twitter, zoners

Being sick can be lonely. On top of pain, fatigue, and the mental toll, people can multiply our stress. I

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