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Part Two of Three: Preventing a Pain Flare Before It Hits This is a three-part series all about pain flares caused by chronic illness. (You can find links for the other two at the end of this post.) In this second part of the series, we share our best strategies to stop a pain flare […]
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*Note: While this post is sponsored by Make Great Light, all opinions expressed in this review are my own. My Personal Experience Working at Various Offices I started my career as a web developer in an advertising agency, and we occupied three different buildings over the span of two years. After I had to resign […]
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Book Recommendations for People with Chronic Illness, but Suitable for All Hello and welcome to the first in a series of book roundups, curated with spoonies in mind! They’re all written by people with illness themselves, or with content that is relevant to our way of life. I’ll also throw in some unrelated, bonus recommendations […]
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The Effects of Light on Our Health I think we can all agree that the colour of light affects our health and bodies to a large degree. We know how blue light can mess with our circadian rhythm, and make it difficult to fall asleep at night. We apply sunblock to ward off the harmful […]
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My eyes fluttered open. It had been a long night in the intensive care unit after my heart surgery, but now the colour beyond the windows was the saturated blue of dawn. My eyes drifted towards the clock on the wall – 7am, it said. “Oh my.” I thought. “How am I going to deal […]