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Mama Sick’s Handy Guide For the Healthy Person
(This will be my final contribution to Invisible Illness Awareness Week. If I have helped one new chronically ill person find strength, one chronically ill mom say “Me too!”, if I have educated just one person when it comes to … Continue reading
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Tagged But You Don't Look Sick, chronic, chronic illness, Chronically Ill, chronically ill moms, chronically ill mothers, Disability, disabled, disease, diseases, Disney World, how can you comfort a chronically ill person, How to treat people with chronic illness, Invisible Illness, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, Lupus, what do you say to a chronically person, You Look Fine
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You Are NOT The Only One
(As Invisible Illness Awareness Week continues, I am dedicating my posts to those with Chronic Invisible Illnesses, and to helping those who may know of someone with an Invisible Illness better understand them. It is an honor for me to … Continue reading
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Tagged blogger, blogging, But You Don't Look Sick, chronic, Chronic Babe, chronic illness, Chronically Ill, Dunkin' Donuts, Face Book, Google+, internet support groups, Invisible Illness, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, Lupus, M.S., Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Social Media, support groups, Tweeter, Twitter, Tyler
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The Summer of Chronic
About ten minutes ago (around 7 a.m.) I got my first sense of “back to school” dread. Even though I was a good student, I was a girl who loved her summers. I was a tom boy; a tree climber, … Continue reading
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Tagged abilities, anxiety, autumn, back to school, back to school blues, back to school time, chronic, chronic disease, chronic illness, Connecticut, daycare, Depression, diagnosis, Disability, disease, Get Smart, Gidget, Grant, Harriet the Spy, Judy Blume, karate, kindergarten, Labor Day, library, Lupus, New Jersey, New York, OCD, Paul Zindel, pre-school, preschool, sensory issues, Sensory Perception Disorder, Social Security Administration, summer, summer camp, The Cars 2, The Smurfs, Tyler, Winnie the Pooh, winter
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My So-Called Disability Hearing, Part I
First off, I am sorry that I have not been able to blog sooner. The mere act of skipping a nap on Monday and packing Tyler and I s’ clothes, the drive to the hotel, etc. has left me extremely … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic, Chronically Ill, courthouse, Disability, Disability Hearing, disabled, Eeyore, Handicapped Parking Spaces, lawyer
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At a Snails Pace
I read The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Bailey, as a member of the From Left to Write book club. I was given a free copy as part of the book club. This post was inspired … Continue reading
Tuesdays With Tyler: “What’s That Smell?”
Okay, I admit it, the title was meant to draw you in. (It’s my blog and I can call my posts what I want to!) The above though is true. But it was said to me by Tyler, in response to … Continue reading
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Tagged child, childrenTuesdays With Tyler, chronic, chronic illness, disabled, mom
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