Spoon Theory Archives

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 →

Traveling While Sick: Pooped, Tired & Autoimmuned

Flying With Chronic Illness: Snake On A Plane “Want a free trip to Hawaii? We leave in an hour!” Before getting sick you may have had your bags packed & been ready to go in 60 minutes flat (& that included getting the dog sitter!) Now it could take an hour to simply write down all the [...] 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 →

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 →