by Guest Blogger | Oct 31, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Self Help
Ruthy is a university student, blogger, and self-described geek girl living in the UK. She also suffers from multiple chronic conditions. It’s not easy to keep up with college when you’re feeling your best, let alone when your mind and body are feeling the...
by Nicole Gustafson | Aug 1, 2018 | Chronic/Serious Illness
Love is such a vast term. As human beings, we experience love in many different forms; there’s parental love, romantic love, friendship love, companionate love, and more. Something that’s been on my mind a great deal this week is how illness affects our...
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 Guest Blogger | Apr 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been reflecting on the ups and downs of having a chronic illness — in my case, two illnesses, myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome) and Lyme disease. Mostly I’ve been thinking about how the upswings in my health always follow a downswing,...
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