Dear Healthy people, “I’m a runner.” Those are words that I dread hearing. Those are words that make me want to cry and hobble away as fast and as far as I can. When I first meet you and in the first conversation we have the words “I’m a runner” come out, I want cut…Continue reading Dear healthy people- You have able bodied privilege
Tag: Living with chronic illness
5 drug free ways to cope with chronic pain
I’m a big advocate for people in chronic pain being able to take pain medication when they need it. However, sometimes pain medication just doesn’t do enough, or sometimes you are in a situation where you can’t take anything. So here are some strategies I use to deal with a particularly painful flare. 1. Heat,…Continue reading 5 drug free ways to cope with chronic pain
10 ways to distract yourself from pain
Holy Pain Batman, I’m dying today. Today’s misery was brought to us by my damaged self esteem due to weight gain. What do you do when you want to lose weight when you already eat well? Everyone knows you exercise, so I did. And instead of doing the easy on my body exercise I normally…Continue reading 10 ways to distract yourself from pain
5 things people with chronic illness wish they heard
What does it really feel like to have fibromyalgia? What is the pain really like? A friend asked me this last week and I was practically in tears I was so grateful that she cared enough to ask what it was like to live me life. I was more than happy to explain a little…Continue reading 5 things people with chronic illness wish they heard
Top five reasons fibromyalgia is the best “fake” disease
Living with Fibromyalgia is the best thing ever, I love knowing that Fibromyalgia is fake and I get to fake my symptoms every day so people think I’m sick. The best part is: 1. You get to lay in bed all day because Fibromyalgia is fake You get to lay in bed all day and…Continue reading Top five reasons fibromyalgia is the best “fake” disease
10 Unexpected Lessons learned from life with Chronic Illness
These are ten unexpected lessons learned from life with Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, and Chronic Pain: 1. Heating pads are not well constructed Seriously. I go through a heating pad every few months. I’ve tried every brand under the sun and they all suck. I honestly don’t know where to find a decent heating pad anymore,…Continue reading 10 Unexpected Lessons learned from life with Chronic Illness
You don’t get a prize for refusing pain medication when you need it
Many people need pain medication to survive, and yet the opioid crisis demonizes the medication that allowed them to function. Pain medication is demonized by opioid hysteria “Pain medication is the horrible stuff that only addicts use. If you depend on pain medication to function you are an addict. If you can’t control your pain…Continue reading You don’t get a prize for refusing pain medication when you need it
Why no one cares about mental illness
A few months ago when I wrote my post “Why no one cares about chronic illness” a friend mentioned to me that I was right in calling out chronic illness, but that mental illness was something that people care about even less and I think she was right. There is a stigma on chronic illness,…Continue reading Why no one cares about mental illness
Why no one cares about chronic illness unless it’s cancer
No one cares about chronic illness unless it’s cancer. Cancer is a society-approved illness, and other illnesses are not. This Saturday I am participating in a fundraiser for Lyme Disease. I’ll be the first to admit that I have not been very pushy about people donating, but basically, my sister was the only person I…Continue reading Why no one cares about chronic illness unless it’s cancer
I’m jealous of you
If you wake up feeling rested… I’m jealous of you If you can run without being bedridden the next day… I’m jealous of you If you can go to the doctor and not be accused of bring crazy… I’m jealous of you If you can hold a job… I’m jealous of you If you can…Continue reading I’m jealous of you