by Sara | Nov 6, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
In my last post, we talked about expectations, rights, and attitudes and how to enjoy a birthday (or celebration or holiday) when you’re sick. Today, I thought we’d explore some creative ideas on how to circumvent the limitations chronic illness brings...
by Sara | Oct 30, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
The first birthday that I had after getting sick was my fifteenth, and I had been sick for close to eleven months at that point. I was living on an air mattress in our van and feeling pretty awful physically. Life was chaotic and exhausting, and I was just ready to be...
by Sara | Oct 16, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
I so long to go to church. I miss the fellowship, I miss real worship with real people and real instruments. But at this point in my life if I went to church I would end up very sick… maybe even for days following those two hours on Sunday. I know this because I...
by Sara | Oct 10, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
Emily over at Called To Watch posted a great article about diagnosis and how to handle it when you aren’t the person who is sick- but a loved one or someone that you know is. It inspired me to share a little bit about my own diagnoses… I generalize my...
by Sara | Sep 4, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
Since I’ve gotten sick, I have met more and more people who are facing many of the same battles I am. But a lot of them are facing them (or trying to) alone. Sometimes it’s because they don’t know many people, or people have slowly chosen to...
by Sara | Aug 28, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges
Dear Fellow Chronic Illness Fighter, Let’s agree to something, okay? I promise I won’t compare myself to you, if you won’t compare yourself to me. Don’t you think that will save a whole lot of messes? We’re in this together, and we’re going to need each other’s...
