Posts about some the issues people with chronic and invisible illnesses face; stupid comments we hear, emotions we struggle with, changes in our lives we must accept
I grew up in the Midwest and currently live in the South; two areas that are known for their politeness. In the Midwest we barely bump into someone and out comes “Ope! Excuse me” without pause. In the South, it’s a constant parade of “Yes, […]
I really hate the term heart failure. Nothing makes my little Type A personality heart hurt worse than having the word failure attached to it. Out of the approximately 79 diagnoses listed in my medical chart, seeing that one really breaks my heart. Last week […]
If you are facing a big scary medical test, which you are already very nervous about and involves a very large needle, don’t be the idiot who does a Google image search for “how big is a liver biopsy needle” because you will just freak […]
I keep using the phrase “how the mighty have fallen” to joke about the drastic change my life has taken in the past month. “How the mighty have fallen…last month I was drinking Diet Cokes with abandon, today I am peeing into a vacuum.” “How […]
“You sure don’t look sick.” “You would never know that something was wrong with you just by looking at you.” “Well, at least you look healthy.” If I had a nickel for every time I have heard one of the above sentences, I would probably […]