… that ticks can read?
Continue reading “Do People Who Say “There’s No Lyme in This State” Think…”
Tag: chronic Lyme
Things Not to Say to People With Invisible Illnesses, Part Two
“Can’t you just have a little bite of [thing I can’t have a little bite of]?”
“Gluten-free is the trendy thing nowadays, I guess.”
“Will just one piece kill you?” (I don’t know — do you want to come to the emergency room with me after I eat it?)
Continue reading “Things Not to Say to People With Invisible Illnesses, Part Two”Share this:
Things Not to Say To People With Invisible Illnesses, Part One
The infamous ”but you don’t look sick” is usually at the top of the list of things not to say to people with invisible chronic illnesses.
Continue reading “Things Not to Say To People With Invisible Illnesses, Part One”Share this:
The Mold Wretchedness, Part One
In October 2020, my housemate and I discovered we had stachybotrys (toxic black mold) and other evil molds in our apartment. We realized we had to move—we knew the Extremely Cheap and Annoying Landlord would not do a good job remediating, and I already had Lyme disease and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).
Continue reading “The Mold Wretchedness, Part One”Share this:
Spoonified in the Time of Corona, Part Two
Hello Spoonies and Non-Spoonies,
Long time no see! I haven’t been posting because I was attacked by toxic mold and had to move to a new apartment, but now I’m back. I will have tons of posts about mold, but I wanted to start with some coronavirusy cartoons.
Share this:
Spoonified in the Time of Corona, Part One
Hello Spoonies,
I’m sure many of you have experienced things like this. 🙂 Continue reading “Spoonified in the Time of Corona, Part One”
Share this:
The Spoonie Awards, Part Three
Hello my dear fellow spoonies,
Wow, suddenly everything is much more terrifying! I hope everyone is doing relatively okay without any Corona with Lyme or other new problems. Continue reading “The Spoonie Awards, Part Three”
Share this:
Difficult Relatives of Spoonies, Part Three
This is for my fellow food allergy sufferers who have Difficult Relatives: Continue reading “Difficult Relatives of Spoonies, Part Three”
Share this:
Interviews with The Mighty.com and RawlsMD.com
It had been a very unfortunate month here at Miss Diagnoses, filled with evil health issues, and then I got two exciting requests to do interviews! So very honored! Both interviewers did a fantastic job! Continue reading “Interviews with The Mighty.com and RawlsMD.com”
Share this:
Spoonie Artist Guest Post: Kat Woods (@hopehealcook on Instagram)
My final Lyme Disease Awareness Month guest post is by Kat Woods, who created the wonderful and adorably illustrated Lyme, food, and wellness blog HopeHealCook. In addition to being an extremely talented writer and illustrator, Kat is also a gifted chef and recipe developer. She knows a ton about nutrition and has worked to heal her Lyme naturally. Please check out her story and her supercool, hand-inked cartoons. Continue reading “Spoonie Artist Guest Post: Kat Woods (@hopehealcook on Instagram)”
Share this:
Lymie Movie Classics, Part One
Do you ever sit around late at night, by yourself or with chronically ill friends, thinking up Lymie or spoonie-related versions of your favorite movie titles? No, because you have a life? 😁 Hey, that’s what you have me for…
Continue reading “Lymie Movie Classics, Part One”
Share this:
The Spoonie Awards (Because We All Deserve a Medal), Part Two
As I mentioned, this is going to be a really long series, because we spoonies deserve a LOT of medals. 😁 Continue reading “The Spoonie Awards (Because We All Deserve a Medal), Part Two”
Miss Diagnoses 