The holiday season rush has come and gone and there are only 10 more days until Christmas! Of course, there will be a lieu of people who are chronic last minute shoppers, and this is…
Browsing Category Chronic Illness
Sometimes You Have To Lose Yourself To Find Yourself
I think those who live a very intentional life know themselves very well. Without knowing yourself, you can’t make unwavering decisions in your best interest; you are always just taking the best guess. I have…
ME/CFS Recovery using Mestinon – Month 2
I wish I had more to say about month 2, but there were not a lot of significant gains. IF anything, I felt I had more confusion with managing the medication side effects, than anything….
11 Quotes From “How To Live Well With Chronic Pain And Illness” by Toni Bernhard
Toni Bernhard is an author of three amazing books, that I would HIGHLY recommend to anyone struggling with a Chronic Illness. Toni was a law professor at the University of California – Davis for 22…
9 Smart Home Devices For The Chronically Ill
Chronic Illness can wreck havoc on our day to day lives. For someone who is bedridden or housebound by chronic illness, or is just exhausted after a day at work, taking care of your home…
Mestinon for ME/CFS Recovery: Month 1
So one month ago I started Mestinon in the treatment of ME/CFS and Dysautonomia. If you missed the article, you can find out what testing I did (iCPET) and more about why I was prescribed…
What To Say When Someone Is Sick With a Chronic Illness
It can be challenging to know what to say when someone is sick with a chronic illness. When you care about someone, it can be hard to put yourself in someone else’s shoes in understanding…
A Promising Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment Available After Diagnostic iCPET
Brigham & Women’s – Department of Cardiology I had to wait over a year, but I finally made it. In July 2018, I tried to make my first appointment with Dr. Systrom and the earliest…
How to Independently Manage the Emotional Roller Coaster of Chronic Illness
I don’t know about you, but my chronic illness often takes me on a very crazy roller coaster ride of emotions. Some days I am feeling a bit more energized and optimistic about the future,…
Don’t Let The Fear Take You Over; Living Through Bad Days With Chronic Illness
I’ve been grieving myself for many days now, if not weeks. (Let’s get real, it’s been on and of for a couple months). This just seems to be part of the process when tackling chronic…