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Focus On The Fight | Epilepsy

By Amber Blackburn 6 years ago 1

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 Christalle, and we will highlight: EPILEPSY

Before we dive into the heavy stuff, please tell us all a little about yourself outside of your health! About your family or your hobbies !!

Christalle Bodiford is an artist, writer, and adventure seeker. As an entrepreneur diagnosed with epilepsy, Christalle brings a unique perspective of empowerment that inspires others to embrace a positive mindset and live with purpose. When she’s not writing or advocating, Christalle enjoys puppy snuggles with her scruffy terrier and outdoor adventures with her husband.

Focus On The Fight | Inflammatory Bowel Disease

By Amber Blackburn 6 years ago

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.

Disability Blogger Award

By Amber Blackburn 6 years ago 2

I have graciously been nominated for the Disability Blogger Award by Jordyn from Chronically Unimaginable. I was notified by her on one of my recent posts. Thank you so much Jordyn, this means the world to me! This is an award of recognition to those blogging in the chronic illness, mental health, disability, and special needs communities. The person responsible for starting this is Georgina from www.chronillicles.com. She decided to invent this honor because of the lack of recognition present in these communities today. What a beautiful notion, don’t you think?

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By Amy 7 years ago

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Why All Writers Need Grammarly

By Amber 7 years ago

For some lucky individuals writing comes very easily, they have no problem with grammar, spelling or punctuation. But the rest of us (my self-included) struggle […]