Tips on Applying for Disability Benefits with an Invisible Illness

The general public often holds the bias that disability is only present when you can immediately see that a person is impaired. However, anyone with an invisible illness will tell you that this isn’t the case. Many conditions can cause serious symptoms that aren’t easily visible to outsiders. Conditions like these can affect an individual’s entire life—particularly their [...] Continue reading →

Bungee Jumping Off the Friendship Cliff

Tonight, while looking for something on Facebook, the search ironically brought up my ex best friend.  To know what an unprovoked emotional attack this was by FB you need to know she & I were never FB friends & share no friends in common.  So like I said, very uncool Facebook! Suddenly there she was: standing on the [...] Continue reading →

Tired is a 4 Letter Word

I hate the word tired.  I know… I know… my Mom taught me never to use the word hate about anything, but I am pretty sure the word “tired” can take it… and if not, it had it coming.  Every time someone asks if I am tired, a small part of me wants to laugh (or kick [...] Continue reading →

Going to Autoimmune OZ

You may have noticed I’ve been a little MIA lately (If you thought: “Hm..  were you gone?” it’s okay, I’ll only cry a little). Recently Kim, a patient/friend of mine, did the same thing.  For months I haven’t heard a word from her.  Her last blog entry in July scarily talked about how extremely ill [...] Continue reading →

Playing Hide & Seek with the Flu

I am currently playing hide & seek with the Flu. I am hiding, hoping the Flu isn’t seeking! Getting the flu feels like a game of Russian roulette (& I don’t tend to be lucky). When it feels like your body is already using every ounce of “fight” it has to battle your illness, adding anything else (especially [...] Continue reading →
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