four years gone, but never forgotten

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I self-carried myself away….

Wow, my fingers feel rusty. It's been a hot minute since I've blogged. I took what I haven't allowed myself to take in a long time.....a break (sort of). My health has been horrible over the past three years. In addition to my autoimmune arthritis, I've had to deal with grief, depression, pneumonia, multiple bouts...

Hindsight is 20/20….

I'm in pain. Pain so severe, I am too nauseous to eat. Pain so severe I can barely walk up stairs in my home. I'm experiencing fatigue so severe that every thing I do causes me to have to lie in bed and rest. Run errands, rest. Walk the dog, rest. Why is this happening?...

I’m back…

I've taken a little break from blogging. Managing my career, family obligations, and life in general has been tough. I've been transparent about my issues with mental heath. I've been battling depression for quite a while. Somedays are good, other are bad. Regardless, I have no choice but to get up every day and go...

Pick a side…

Side effects In my 20's I ignored side effects. In my 30's I noticed side effects. In my 40's I experienced serious side effects. In my 50's side effects are kicking my butt. As a person living with multiple diseases, I take a significant amount of medication. It wasn't always like this. At the onset...

Fish sticks and lottery tickets…

I have a diagnosis of an adjustment mood disorder: better known as depression. It started when I first got sick. It made sense that living in chronic pain would cause some serious mood issues. For the past 20 years, I've struggled to balance the negativity in my head with the life that I want to...

Marching on and on and on….

In my final installment of honoring both Autoimmune Disease Awareness and Women's History month, some people I consider the rock stars of advocacy. First up: MarlaJan Wexler-Gormley from Luck Fupas. I met MarlaJan at a Wego Health conference in which she was the Conference Host and featured speaker. Her health issues are quite overwhelming ranging...

Not everything is for you…

The disability community is up in arms about statements made by a woman who is described as "American conservative author, talk show host, political commentator, and producer." I will NOT be identifying this woman by name because it's obvious she lives for these moments where she feels she is being unfairly vilified so she can...

Marching on…and on…

March is both Autoimmune Disease Awareness and Women's History month. To honor both, I'm highlighting female advocates who have inspired me, motivated me, and befriended me. In this third issues, I've decided to feature three women that make me want to be a better advocate. First up is Kerry Wong from Float like a Butterfly....

Marching on…

March 2023 is both Autoimmune Disease Awareness and Women's history month. I've decided to combine these two movements and highlight female patient leaders/advocates who have inspired me along my journey with my journey with autoimmune arthritis. First up is a woman who helped everyone living with chronic illness learn how to explain their disease to...