A health, wellness and chronic illness blog that aims to articulate lifelong illness and disabilities from various perspectives.
Foreseeing As this COVID-19 pandemic carries on, there is no foreseeable date as to when all this will end, if at all. I have a feeling it (and many other coronaviruses – there are over 500) will become more commonplace in the future, and vaccines will be developed to target them like the flu. Evolution […]
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How’s everyone coping so far with the COVID-19 pandemic? Hope anxiety levels are not through the roof, and that you’ve found ways to keep yourself occupied (if not, you know, join us in this May linkup 😉 ). There are quite a lot of awareness dates going on this May, so perhaps we can also […]
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Returning I had to sadly return to Singapore earlier than expected, due to the coronavirus outbreak. My parents were very worried, what with chronic illness and all that in the mix. After being put on hold with the customer service line for seven hours straight (yes, happy tropical island music for hours!), I was told […]
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April is usually a pretty joyful month with Easter and spring in tow, but with the coronavirus pandemic this year, it’s one filled with a lot of unknowns and fear instead. How and what are you doing to cope with such uncertain times, and to keep your hopes up? It has definitely also brought out […]
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Staying Oh my March. Time is a droplet of history, encapsulated in a bullet going at the speed of light. I feel like I haven’t met any of my goals at all, and by this time I’m close to the three month mark of being in Berlin. I am closer to being back in Singapore […]
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Looking February…what should I say about 2020 so far? There’s been a mix of good and bad, as there always is, but let’s say that it’s been mostly awesome just for the new experiences in itself. Winter has been a fascinating season for me in every which way. The Lupus and Sjögren’s has been flaring […]
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Hello February! How’s it looking for everyone? I hope it hasn’t been too bad of a start to the new year. It’s been going fairly well for me (for now) – spoonie fingers crossed. Have a look at February’s linkup below, and I look forward to reading your thoughts, life experiences and goals for February […]
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*These writing prompts are part of a monthly community activity I host. You can find the link to join us at the bottom of the post. We’d love to have you with us! Purging My room’s in a mess. Has been for days. Trays and tubs and bags of medications lay scattered all over the […]
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A Happy New Year to all my friends (and strangers) on the blog! It’s time for the first linkup of the year, as we kickstart with January! I’m personally smiling, as I watch 2019 fade into the distance. It wasn’t the best one, and I’m glad for a fresh start. 2020 will be good, I […]
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And so 2019 has finally come to an end. A hectic, tiring, and also exhilarating one for me, I’d say. What about you? I had a few health scares – dengue fever, plus bleeding to death and being rejected by the A&E. Of course there were the usual flare ups that come with the chronic […]
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