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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.

You Know You Want to Look!

One of my past posts was entitled Longing to Fit In, in which I wrote that I longed to be in the “healthy mom/people” crowd.  (Which you can pretty much figure out on your own, but if you chose to … Continue reading

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An Hour to Kill on the Telephone

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 4.) You have an hour to kill on the telephone.  Who do you call and why? With no offense meant to friends or other family members, the person I would call if I had … Continue reading

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Mental Illness: Breaking the Stigma

Yesterday I was getting my groceries wrung up by a young man who seemed to be coughing a great deal.  He was using the “vampire” method to keep me away from his cough as much as possible, but immunosuppressed me … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: Young Love

Today I saw the cutest thing.  I was so glad to have been the one to have dropped Tyler off to school today, and I hope I can do the story justice in my writing because it was a truly … Continue reading

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GlassesUSA: A Great Way to Buy Glasses + Discount!

I was compensated for this post.  Certain links inside my posts were required as well. I was approached by GlassesUSA.com to write a post about buying discount eyeglasses as well as prescription sunglasses online.  What a great way for a … Continue reading

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A Song With Significance

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 5.) A song with significance. The following is written tongue and cheek.  I have no plans to hurt myself, nor do I wish to offend anyone. I think that if I lived my teens … Continue reading

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Maxed Out

What we have worried about for so many months has finally happened.  Grant and I s’ three largest credit cards are all maxed out, leaving us with department store cards and some smaller cards they give to people with bad … Continue reading

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Longing to Fit In

I read Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English 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. Mr. Rosenblum Dreams … Continue reading

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On the Anniversary of My Father’s Birthday

Today is the anniversary of my dad’s birthday. He died at age 81, yes, I know he lived a full life, but it doesn’t hurt any less when you lose a parent at a “good” age.  He would have been … Continue reading

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Tuesdays With Tyler: The Dada Artist

A couple of days ago Tyler had re-discovered one of his Spider-Man books patterned after a Where’s Waldo type of book.  He then became inspired to create his own Dada art by piling everything he had that was Spider-Man related … Continue reading

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