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 | Aug 24, 2017 | Gut and Food, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
“I wish I could tell people I have cancer,” he said. “It would just be so much… simpler. It’s something clear and obviousĀ that most people can understand, as opposed to when I tell them that my liver is overloaded, my spleen, gallbladder,...
by Sara | Aug 9, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
Sounds hurt. The sizzling of the eggs cooking in the pan. The ceiling fan gently spinning, unnoticed by anyone else. The sound of the dog’s claws on the floor. The car driving by. People talking above whispers. The lights and movement hurt too, and made me...
by Sara | Jul 13, 2017 | Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
The funny thing was, I actually did eventually turn purple! š But let me back upĀ a bit. One of my least favorite jobs early in this process was having to ‘smell’ or ‘test’ things to see if they were safe. Safe from mold contamination initially,...
by Sara | Apr 11, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Several months ago, I posted an article with a list of alternativeĀ options for things like soap, shampoo, hand sanitizer, face cleaner, etc. for those of us who have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). Because, after all, even though those thingsĀ make us sick, we...