Life with a chronic illness can just plain suck at times, so I am always on the lookout for things […]
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What Not to Say to the Chronically Ill: It’s a Trap!
Every other day I swear I read an article or a blog post that tries to guide the healthy folks […]
I Have What? The Final Diagnosis
In January 2014, I lay in my government paid-for bed receiving invaluable medical care, and the only thing I could […]
Trips to the Hospital: How to Avoid the Dreaded Roommate
For many chronic patients, trips to the hospital are inevitable and all too frequent. I have some advice about how […]
Waiting Room Etiquette: Crazy Things People Do
I swear, people do the most insane things in doctors’ waiting rooms. As a professional patient, I feel like I […]
The Medication Misadventure
Oh the fun we have as permanant patients! Just when I settle on a medication that seems to be doing […]
A UTI, a Coma, and a Rooster
One of the more exciting aspects of being an Addisonian is the default “Drama Queen” role. It’s not my fault […]
The Cost of Chronic Illness: Loss of Relationships
One of the hardest things to deal with during a chronic illness is the loss of relationships. Your body has […]
I Don’t Run and You Can’t Make Me!
My husband is a runner; I stop my car at the end of the driveway to get the mail. I […]
Stir in a Cup of Menopause
As with all good intentions…The great practice of medicine being practice, the great physician and I decided it would be […]