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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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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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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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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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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

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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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