Just because you have a chronic illness doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t make money. Many chronic illness warriors do this by owning their own business. Some sell products, offer services or run a blog. If you are wondering about balancing your business and chronic illness than this is the place to be. I have reached […]
Advocacy! How To Start In Your Own Community.
I recently have changed my focus from Fibromyalgia awareness to Fibromyalgia advocacy. Honestly, awareness is important, but I also want to start being part of real change. Naturally, I wanted to know exactly the steps I should take to start getting involved so I went straight to an expert. Melissa Talwar from International Support Fibromyalgia […]
10 Tips On Attending Comic-Con With Fibromyalgia
My husband and I have been coming to San Diego Comic Con for years. Sometimes he goes without me, but I believe it’s been about 15 years. He is an art collector and recently began writing comic books as well. He is well known and really this is more like a side business for him […]
An Open Letter to My Ex-Doctors: Finding Hope
Have you ever had a doctor not listen to your concerns about your health? Has a doctor ever dismissed your symptoms for your existing condition, only to find out later they were unrelated? Have you ever had a doctor treat you like your illness wasn’t as bad as you were claiming it to be, especially […]
The Surprise I Didn’t Expect from The Whole30 Diet
I have several chronic illnesses and have tried many different treatment options to improve my symptoms for all of them. My illnesses include: fibromyalgia, arthritis, endometriosis, hypopituitarism, pituitary adenoma, irritable bowel syndrome, rashes, restless leg syndrome and I think that is it, but I could be forgetting something. The medications that I have taken for […]
Finding Support In Community ~ The Disability Blogger Award
I have the high honor of being nominated for The Disability Blogger Award by Georgina from Chronillicles. This award is to give a deserving nod to those bloggers that blog about their chronic illness, mental illness or special needs. I agree with Georgina that these bloggers don’t get enough recognition as they are fighting a […]