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.
Looking For The Missing Puzzle Piece
Category: Life Stories
That Was Then, This Is Now…Running On Empty!
Stop everything. Do not pass any “Go” signs, or I will be going immediately to ER and paying $200 for the privilege!
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I Can’t Believe It…My Latest Lumbar X-Ray Uncovers a Missing Diagnostic Link in My Story!
Everything I've experienced now makes so much sense. I now know why, and for some reason, that knowledge removes its power over me. It's part of me rather than being something attacking me from nowhere.
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I Can’t Give Up…..Please, Let Me Try!
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!
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Why Do We Think We Can Do More Than We Are Capable Of? Why Don’t We Just Listen To Our Bodies?
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?
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Can You Live With Chronic Illness And Still Be Optimistic?
I choose to be happy despite the cross of chronic illness. In fact, I have found I can be joyful because of my chronic illness!!
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‘Twas The Week Before Christmas and All Through The House….
Looking through the window from the outside lane, you'd be hard pressed not to think it was a quaint "Victorian scene." Even a Christmas card painting it would seem. Look a little closer and peek further inside. A slightly different image from the perfect home may be disguised.
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It’s Chronically Close To Christmas!
Perhaps chronic illness is giving me a Christmas gift. The gift of time. Time to stop. Time to get out of the rat race of life. Time to reconnect with what really matters in life.
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Hospital Hijack and a Chronic Illness Christmas
A True Christmas Can Never Be Cancelled But It Can Be Different
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Cards, Choices, and Christmas Connections
My hope and prayer for you is that a Christmas miracle is awaiting, as you make a choice to engage meaningfully in this most wonderful time of the year.
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