A health, wellness and chronic illness blog that aims to articulate lifelong illness and disabilities from various perspectives.
A word that could probably sum up life with chronic illness is ‘mundane’. Sure, it has its (very much unwanted) moments, but for the most part you’re just cruising along, pacing, trying to avoid those unwanted moments. It’s a sadistic, adult version of hide and seek. Either I’m hiding from my over-active immune system as […]
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How Much Calamity Can a Year Contain? 2014 was a riot of a year. I thought to myself after undergoing another surgery, “well, that should be it. I’ve met my quota for bad stuff happening this year”. So I started to plan for a trip that I had dreamt about for seven years – travelling […]
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*Trigger Warning: This post is about chronic illness and thoughts on suicide, and may be potentially triggering. Here is a list suicide hotlines to contact if you need help: The Fears of Aging with a Chronic Illness or Disability Whilst I did not ask others with chronic illness or disability how they feel about this, […]
Welcome to Adult Life I entered my adult years in turmoil no thanks to Lupus. At 20 I developed epilepsy, then leukopenia, crippling arthritis pains and endometrial polyps in the years to follow. Some of these were a direct result of my illnesses, and others were side effects of medications taken to control them. I […]
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“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been.’” – John Greenleaf Whittier My psychologist tasked me with writing a diary entry after one of our sessions, “Grieving the Life That I Will Never Have”. The person that I would have liked to become, or thought I’d […]
The Modern Day Definition of Capability Are you a capable person? What does it mean to be a capable person? One of the definitions of the word ‘capable’ yields, “having power and ability; efficient; competent”. How does modern society perceive this? Perhaps you might picture a powerful woman, who not only leads a multinational corporation, […]
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The Calm Before the Storm The three year ‘break’ after the multiple blood clots disaster, was just the calm before the storm. A little breather before the heavy duty fighting that was to come. The death of life as I knew it, and the personality I thought was mine twisted by the hands of fate. […]
*Disclaimer: This article is meant for educational purposes, and is based on my personal experiences as a patient. I am not a doctor, and nothing in this article should be substituted for medical advice. Please consult your own doctor before changing or adding any new treatment protocols. This post may also contain affiliate links. It […]
Content Warning: Features and mentions of death, depression and suicide. An open letter to death that I wrote, with just one simple plea – no more pain. *Disclaimer: This article is meant for educational purposes, and is based on my personal experiences as a patient. I am not a doctor, and nothing in this article […]
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