Chronic fatigue, it sounds like something we’re all suffering from, right? It seems like everyone is functioning on too little sleep, getting by on fumes, hitting the weekend too tired, stressed, and worn out. Fatigue seems to be an epidemic. And ...
Brain fog, the vernacular for the dense cloud that muddies our thinking. It seems to go along with chronic illness like summer follows spring. I notice it settling in as I grow more tired or as my pain ramps up. But I can also just wake up and fin...
As I discussed in my last post, “Do you have a lot of guilt with chronic illness?” guilt and chronic illness are good friends. They circle one another and are familiar traveling companions. If you experience chronic illness, you likely know your wa...
Yes.
This could be the shortest blog post ever. I could just leave it at that. Yes, I have a lot of guilt with chronic illness. There is guilt on every front. I’m not the kind of wife, auntie, daughter, sister, friend, niece, employee, neighbor,...
What a strange and amazing question that might be to some. What’s more amazing is how many answers I have to that question! There have been so many, and I don’t think I’m alone in feeling this way. The crazy-beauty of tremendous hardship is that a...
Greetings my dears! This week we’re digging in to one of the toughest and most frequently asked questions about living with chronic conditions – how to navigate chronic pain. So tough, so entrenched, so much of an impact on every part of life and o...