In this blog post, I want to give you a bit of a sneak peek from portions of my book’s Preface and Introduction. As my blog followers, you have supported me for over 7 years, and it’s my little birthday gift to say “thank you”.
July is my birthday month, and I’m very excited to announce I’m running a competition on my podcast and the blog to give away a copy of my book: “My Medical Musings, A Story of Love Laughter Faith and Hope, Living With A Rare Disease “. All you need to do is listen to a … Continue reading Podcast/Blog Party Month Part Two- A Book Giveaway Competition (Chapter 2…A Full and Fulfilled Chronic Illness Life)
I don’t want sympathy. I don’t want people to feel sad. I just need to express the exhaustion I feel living with an unrelenting, cruel and downright disgusting disease.
I am not the only one who is stoic, I am part of an amazing community of others with chronic illnesses who are stoic too……yes that’s you!
The more I listened to the lyrics of this song, the more my thoughts moved from my own story to the stories I hear every day from my forum members.
I'm catching my breath with a cuppa to pause and ponder. So much has been going on in recent months. New diagnoses, flares of old diagnoses, my husband dealing with his own health battle, including a trip to ER and hospital admission, and the list goes on.
You know the feeling of completing a jigsaw puzzle only to find a piece is missing?Chronic and complex illness is so often like this.
Stop everything. Do not pass any “Go” signs, or I will be going immediately to ER and paying $200 for the privilege!
Chronic Illness takes many things from us. Some aspects of our diseases we can’t control but there are some we need to find a way to overcome. Over the past six months, I have felt like my disease has been winning. I’ve felt like a prisoner in a body determined to suffocate me. I’ve even … Continue reading I Can’t Give Up…..Please, Let Me Try!
How often do you tell yourself , "I should be doing such and such” or ” I’d better do this or that” ? We all do it. It’s like we are programmed from birth to constantly have a catalogue of, “should do, must do, better do”, all filed in the front of our minds for … Continue reading Why Do We Think We Can Do More Than We Are Capable Of? Why Don’t We Just Listen To Our Bodies?
My Medical Musings 