My life has a lot of good in it, and although I have a chronic, incurable illness, I’m a happy person. Like many of us, I deal with various fears and anxieties related to my medical condition. This post is about a particular fear I struggle with, where it comes…
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I’ve long admired Senator Elizabeth Warren, and I was very excited to be able to meet her at her town hall meeting on Friday. I’ve been recovering since then, hence the delayed post (still recovering now). I was also fortunate enough to be able to ask a question I had…
Comments closedOne of my first questions about getting a tube was if I could still go swimming. Thankfully, the answer is yes! I’m not ashamed of my tube, but I did feel a little awkward at first (mostly in front of people I know), with everyone being able to see it,…
Comments closedOne of the things that prevents patients from being properly diagnosed is not knowing when something is a symptom. Another is being too embarrassed to talk about certain subjects. I have experienced both of those problems, so I’ve decided to do a series of short posts about symptoms I’ve experienced.…
Comments closedContinued from Getting a Wheelchair, Part One. In my previous post I told you I broke down crying, and here’s why. After the wheelchair I got through my insurance turned out to be wrong in several ways, I spent almost 3 hours on the phone with insurance, the company that I…
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