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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger?
I was watching a reality television show last week as a break from my own current reality (shitshow? 🤣), and the person in the reality television show was discussing being robbed at gunpoint. The person indicated that they were grateful that they were robbed at gunpoint, because it made them a better person. This made… Read more
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Comfort In, Dump Out
One of the many things I have learned in the last 20+ years is that most people are not good at providing support to others who are going through difficult times. I don’t believe that this is because people don’t care. I believe this is because we have never been taught, as a society, how… Read more
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We Made It!
Physical Health:We are still in Step 1 of the tentative treatment plan: Due to the fact that my physical symptoms have been increasing over the last 2 months, my main doctor halted our attempts to enter into Step 2f above. Instead, she ordered more blood, saliva, and hair testing to update previous test results. I… Read more
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I Just Keep Trying
“The only thing I know for sure is that I just keep trying.” These are the exact words that I said to our therapist last week when we were discussing the amount of uncertainty in my life every single day, and the toll that it takes. For 20+ years, I haven’t had a clear path… Read more
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Oak Tree
Would you rather be steady or sturdy? I was recently having a conversation with a close friend of mine about emotional health and steady versus sturdy. People used to tell me how much they admired my steadiness as a person, and I would take it as a compliment. However, I would rather be sturdy than… Read more
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Why So Tired?
The last few weeks have been exhausting on so many levels, and since the holiday season is fast approaching, I wanted to write a post about fatigue. There are many family obligations (opportunities? 🤣) around the holidays, and it can be incredibly taxing on someone who lives alongside a chronic illness. I am fortunate that… Read more
