Hellooooo……. You guys! It has been a year since I was here last. In my head I would have sworn I put up a […]
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It’s Okay To Not Always Be Okay
It is okay if all you did today was survive. – Unknown Do you know that feeling? The awful feeling like no matter what happens […]
Tips on Surviving Flu Season 2020
The flu this year is NO JOKE!! It hit hard, fast and when you least expect it. It could definitely be compared to a sucker […]
Chronic Pain | Help Others Help You
Pain is just that, PAIN. It’s hurtful. Millions of people deal with some kind of pain every single day. Whether it be the acute pain of an injury, or the emotional pain of losing someone you loved so dearly. Pain is everywhere and every single person is going to deal with their pain differently.
Focus On The Fight | Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Welcome to Focus On The Fight, a series of interviews that will be posted weekly, focusing on a blogger/advocate, their health and their advocacy work.
This week we meet Collin Wong, and we will highlight: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, aka Crohn’s.
Before we jump into the full interview, Collin, please tell us a little about you outside of your health! Tell us about your hobbies or family!
I am a soon-to-be freshman at Case Western Reserve University, with a focus on pre-med. In fact, I hope to be a pediatric critical care physician one day! In my free time, I enjoy doing graphic design and playing the piano.
Focus On The Fight | Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Starting today there will be a new feature Friday post, that is called “Spoonie Spotlight.” Throughout this series writers with different chronic conditions will be featured. Along with a brief discussion of what their condition is and what some generic signs and symptoms are for their condition.
The Tides of Chronic Illness
One minute everything can be calm and stable and the next we are inundated with symptoms flaring, numerous medical appointments, x-rays and scans, blood tests, poking and prodding, emergency trips to hospital, feelings of bewilderment and concern.
The Side Of The Opioid Crisis You Wont Hear About…….
Opioids Crisis. Opioid Crisis. Opioid Crisis. Sadly, it’s not like The Wizard of Oz and just because I clicked my heels and repeated it three times does not mean it has gone away.
Chronic Pain: What They Want You To Know
?The NIH reports that 25.3 Million American adults suffer from daily pain. ?The NIH reports that 25.4 Million American Adults category 3 Pain (on a […]
Exercising with Chronic Illness
Exercise is not something I have talked a lot about in previous posts. Because it’s not something I have been doing. And it’s not something […]