Do you ever feel that everyone who has a chronic invisible illness like Lyme, ME, fibromyalgia, or MCS deserves an award for everything we deal with? Me too! Continue reading “The Spoonie Awards (Because We All Deserve a Medal): Part One”
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Valentines for Spoonies: Part Two
Hello Spoonies and Happy Valentine’s Day… Continue reading “Valentines for Spoonies: Part Two”
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Spoonie Rent-A-Family (TM) for the Holidays
For those of you who have to see your more insensitive/clueless family members during the holidays, I created this new-and-improved family unit consisting of only people who say the right things… Continue reading “Spoonie Rent-A-Family (TM) for the Holidays”
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How Acupuncture Helps My Depression (originally appeared on ProHealth.com)
Update 2022: This post was originally written for the depression section of Prohealth.com. Continue reading “How Acupuncture Helps My Depression (originally appeared on ProHealth.com)”
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Fifty Shades of Brain Fog, Part Four
Hi spoonies! The fog is back! Continue reading “Fifty Shades of Brain Fog, Part Four”
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Valentines for Spoonies
Hi Spoonies!
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Continue reading “Valentines for Spoonies”
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Difficult Relatives of Spoonies
Hello Spoonies,
Well, the holidays are over, and you may have had to encounter your relatives during some sort of festive celebration thingie. Continue reading “Difficult Relatives of Spoonies”
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Merry Catmas
So you’ve celebrated Christmas and/or Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, but what about the little-known festival of Catmas? Your cat definitely thinks it should be an official holiday.
Continue reading “Merry Catmas”
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Fifty Shades of Brain Fog, Part Three: Reader Brain Fog Adventures
Hello Spoonies,
Welcome to Reader Brain Fog Adventures! Continue reading “Fifty Shades of Brain Fog, Part Three: Reader Brain Fog Adventures”
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Fifty Shades of Brain Fog, Part Two
Hello Spoonies!
Welcome to the eagerly awaited, ah, completely unexpected sequel to Fifty Shades of Brain Fog, Part One. I hope you will check out Part One too! (Don’t worry, this series does not go in any kind of real order, as I am way too foggy for that.) Since brain fog is the symptom that keeps on giving, there might be a part three and possibly also whatever number comes after three.
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50 Shades of Brain Fog, Part One
Hello Spoonies!
Because I have Lyme, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, allergies, and chemical sensitivities, brain fog is one of my worst symptoms. Really awful. Er, what was I talking about? Continue reading “50 Shades of Brain Fog, Part One”
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Skills I’ve Gained as a Lymie
I usually think about what I’ve lost from being chronically ill, which is pretty much everything. But it turns out I have also acquired many odd new talents. Continue reading “Skills I’ve Gained as a Lymie”
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