by Amber Blackburn | Sep 5, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Inspiration
Giving up? Or giving in? I think it’s safe to say that most haven’t put much thought into the meaning or impact of these two similar statements. That is, unless you are staring adversity in the face. For anyone who has ever gotten a piece of life-altering news,...
by Guest Blogger | Jul 11, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Inspiration
This post is graciously contributed by Michaela Shelley, of chronicallyawesome23.blogspot.com —- My youngest brother, Tyler, was always known as the sick one in our family. Tyler was born seven weeks premature. He was a tiny little thing but relatively healthy....
by Nicole Gustafson | Jul 4, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Self Help
Think about the last time you ran into someone you know. The exchange probably started off with, “Hi, how are you?” and followed with, “good,” or “fine.” We utter these words multiple times a week. They seem to automatically roll off the tongue, whether we...
by Nicole Gustafson | Jun 13, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Uncategorized
Not too long ago a friend asked me if I felt as if I had “gotten back to my old self after being sick.” It took me a moment to respond to this loaded question, because I didn’t feel like I could relate to it. I was not upset from the question by any means, because it...
by Lisa Buksbaum | May 16, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness
The darker the night, the brighter the stars. For centuries, people have taken comfort and joy as they gazed at the night sky and were able to recognize clusters of stars known as constellations. Prior to the invention of global positioning devices, people actually...
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