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Raise Money for Your Illness with Something You Already Do Everyday!

A few years ago I read that hayfever got more federal funding than ME/CFS. I was pissed devastating “invisible” illnesses get so little funding. The Jersey girl in me came out & I went on this quest to figure out how to raise money. I scoured the internet for weeks, reading every idea I could find: [...] Continue reading →

MCS: My Chemical (Free) Solutions

How the heck do you deal with the world when your body is more sensitive than a Susan Lucci performance? As with everything, being “reactive” seems to fall on a sliding scale. Some patients don’t seem bothered by certain foods, scents or perfumes much at all. While others seem to react violently to almost everything. [...] Continue reading →

S.O.S. Save Our Spoons 2

If you could save even a few spoons a day & get more done, would it be worth reading yet another blog? If you said yes (& hopefully not: “YES!” since that would waste a spoon!) here are a few more ideas to hopefully make all your spoon banks a little richer! CALL ME MAYBE: [...] Continue reading →

Pt #4: A Taboo Gamechanger for Chronically Sensitive Gut

(Cont’d from Part 3: Treating Chronically Sensitive Gut Like A Wired Brain) That awkward moment when: you don’t have your headphones plugged in and your computer speakers start hitting on everyone at Starbucks: Hey, I just met you, And this is crazy, But here’s my number, So call me, maybe? You look around, waiting for an understanding [...] Continue reading →

Pt #3: Treating Chronically Sensitive Gut Like A Wired Brain

(Cont’d from Part 2: My Gut’s Chronically Sensitive, Now What? The gut talk may end up being a 4-Part series. I know, you’re on the edge of your seat, but don’t sue me for intractable butt tattoos.) Those of you that “follow your gut” en route to good decisions, which part of your gut are [...] Continue reading →