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About mamasick

Emily Cullen is a pen-name. I suffer from chronic illnesses and diseases which include Bipolar Disorder, Asthma, Diabetes and Fibromyalgia. I had battled Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis but there is no longer evidence of me having these diseases and my Rheumatologist has declared them to be "burnt out" of my system. I am separated from my husband, “Grant”. Our son, “Tyler” was born in September of 2006 and suffers from tics and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and is delayed in fine and gross motor skills. In my blog I seek to let sick moms know that they are not the only ones going through this, and to educate people about what can happens when one becomes catastrophically ill. I also strive to break down stereotypes of what a “Welfare Mom” is like. Anything that I have gone through due to being sick, is written on the pages of Mama Sick.

Happy To Have Grown Up in The Time I Did

I read 29 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 by this book. In Adena Halpern’s 29, Ellie Jerome, on … Continue reading

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For My Cat’s 14th Birthday

Unlike the post where I wrote a eulogy about my cat, Rosie, I decided to celebrate her sister, Lizzie, on the occasion of her 14th birthday.  The number ’14’ may not be a significant birthday per se, but Lizzie is … Continue reading

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If You Really Knew Me, You Would Know That…

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 3.) If you really knew me, you would know that… I wasn’t always the nice, average looking, sometimes unshowered, sick person I am today. If you do not want to know about my torrid … Continue reading

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Contest: For Women With Curves, Spring Into Fashion!

Last year I did a very successful contest with the fine women at Fashion to Figure, a site that carries very trendy and fashionable clothes for the plus size woman at great prices. Looking for something new to add to … Continue reading

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I Can’t Cook, I Mean it I Really CAN’T

I read Lunch in Paris 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 by this book. Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Better Know A Blogger! An Answer to Why We Look

With title courtesy of Stephen Colbert’s “Better Know a District”, liberties taken. Welcome to the second in an occasional series on Mama Sick! On March 21st I wrote a post called You Know You Want to Look!, in which I came right … Continue reading

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I Think My Mother’s Husband is a Friend of Satan

Warning:  Strong Language to come.  I must use, it but honestly they haven’t even invented language to begin to describe the horror that is my mother’s husband.  I must write this before my throat closes up and my own husband … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: Better Education Through Mooning!

Last Friday I picked Tyler up from his pre-school.  Before I got to him I was stopped by his teacher.  “We had to write up an Observation on Tyler”, she said. Oh no, what now?  A new Tourettes’s tic?  Another … Continue reading

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Better Know a Blogger!

With title courtesy of Stephen Colbert’s “Better Know a District”, liberties taken. Lucky you, you have come to the very first of a series of the brilliant “Better Know a Blogger”! So, this idea for me to expose my readers … Continue reading

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A Journal Entry Long Forgotten

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt #5:  Share an Old Journal Entry When I saw this prompt I got so excited!  I had kept a diary or journal from age eight to about 30!  What would I PICK?  I finally … Continue reading

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