As many of my readers (who also have chronic illness) know, it’s not easy to find a dr who believes you AND knows how to HELP you. Once you find one, you want to stick with them no matter what. Getting help isn’t as easy as you might think…even if: 1. You have to wait […]
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I learn a lot about history and science from the movies. I remember watching, of all things, Poltergeist, as a kid and learning that if you count the seconds between the thunder and lightning, you can find whether the storm is coming or going. Living in NW Indiana as I do, this has come in […]
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“Several of you asked me to please post updates on my health journey and I will continue to do so, but with this caveat: while I love to hear that my posts have been an inspiration or a support to my readers, I don’t want you to think that there is a one-size-fits-all answer to these chronic […]
Read the rest of this entry »An update on JoJo’s Journey
Many of you have asked me to write an update on my chronic illness journey after starting with my new dr. I just saw him again on the 17th so I thought I’d post it here in the middle of the month of thankfulness. I do this partly because I do have things to be thankful for […]
Read the rest of this entry »The next time I’m born, I’m going to choose to be male
Warning! Female Rant Ahead! We interrupt our normal weekly blog schedule to bring you this female rant. After that painful breaking in period when you’re 12 (or 16+ in my case) when you long for something to happen every month, you begin to wonder why you ever wanted it in the first place. It tickles […]
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