Month: May 2022

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When I was 24, horribly ill and desperate for a diagnosis, I went to my doctor seeking answers. She was very kind and listened politely but said, “You’re actually quite healthy.” Dumbstruck, I asked how she had come to that conclusion after hearing my symptoms. She replied, “Well, you’re not on any medications.” I can still feel my heart drop into my stomach just thinking of those words. Is being sick with no diagnosis “healthy”? Is being diagnosed with no … Continue reading “Top 2 Digital Medication Organizers”

This will be my first Mother’s Day as a mom, and I am bursting with thoughts and feelings. So much work, energy, healing, and luck went into making this possible. I have been open about my journey of motherhood with chronic illness – my fears of not being able to conceive, but also of getting pregnant and then being too sick to be a good mom. Being pregnant in the first half of this pandemic and then raising an unvaccinated baby as the … Continue reading “Motherhood With Chronic Illness: 7 Things I Wish I’d Known Beforehand”