30 Ways We Aren't Invisible

I am tired of being “invisible”! So I recently filled out the “30 things meme” for invisible illness week. To be honest, I didn’t really think anyone would read it (the site is already filled with answers) so I just filled it out honestly, no real jokes or quips, just me. Then the co-author of [...] 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 →

Pain in the Everywhere

Pain changes you You can go from a sweet, smiling person one minute to the PO’d Hulk the next. It’s not just Fibromyalgia or Rheumatoid Arthritis that can come with severe pain; many people don’t know MECFS, Lyme disease, MS, Lupus and many other illnesses can too. How severe the pain is can vary in [...] Continue reading →

S.O.S. – Save Our Spoons

Spoons: they used to just be a utensil I used to shovel my mom’s delicious soup into my mouth. Now they’ve become a system for measuring energy while sick! If you’ve been sick with an Auto or Neuro Immune illness for awhile you may have read The Spoon Theory. While at a diner with a healthy [...] Continue reading →

8 Tips For Beating Back Summer

It’s summertime and the livin is easy…unless you’re a patient with heat intolerance, then livin is easily burned like an ant under a magnifying glass. It’s a good time to talk about what we’ve done or tried that has helps us get through the tough days. Here’s my list which I like to call: Patients [...] Continue reading →

10 Ways to Survive a Doctors Appointment – Part 2

In Part 1: 10 ways to Survive a Doctors Appointment (tips 1-5) I talked about the basics of surviving a Doctor’s appointment without needing therapy afterwards. Here are the rest of the best tips I’ve found for getting the most from your appointment! 6) Get Physical Doctors appointments aren’t just mentally exhausting; they are physically [...] Continue reading →
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