JoJoisms

When Your Symptoms Argue with Each Other Over Treatment

Remember how your kids used to argue over a toy? Mine! Mine!  Well, as you gather more and more chronic conditions, your symptoms don’t work and play well with others.  Just to list a few examples… Years ago, my Hashimoto’s Disease and adrenal issues had my doctor put me on the Everything Diet.  That’s where […]

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Looking Back: I used to run

With the New Year comes the inevitable looking back so I thought I’d do a little looking back of my own and take you along for the ride. I wrote this about a year ago, but never published it. It’s interesting to read it now that I have found a dr who is helping me get […]

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What other things NOT to say to those who are suffering

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” Ephesians 4:29 Two weeks ago, I shared with you the worst thing to say to a believer who is suffering. Telling a believer they don’t have enough faith […]

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It’s not vainity; it’s part of chronic illness

So, apparently, I’m an OLD, middle-aged person. I had my dr appointment the other day. First thing he said was that, based on my skin, I haven’t been taking my hormone replacement therapy. I reminded him that he didn’t prescribe it yet because he wanted me to have some tests. That explains it, he said.  […]

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Living with Brain Fog: What it’s Like on My Cloud

I wrote this a while back as a Facebook Note. I copy and paste it here this week for those of you dealing with brain fog. It can be frustrating, embarrassing and…let’s face it…FUNNY! ———————————- You are making your breakfast, toast and butter, and you realize you need a knife so you go to the […]

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How I received a product four days before it was shipped!

I’m on a VERY restrictive diet to help me with my Hashimoto’s Thyroid Disease,  I need to eat protein every few hours for my Reactive Hypoglycemia, and, yes, my body is currently a bit of a mess.  Unfortunately, I don’t like a lot of protein-rich foods and most of them take too much time to […]

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