Living with Illness

I had plans for this week. I was going to sit down and write several blog posts, get myself ahead again, and finally have a few Fridays scheduled so I

I’ve written a lot lately about what my body has been through: the medical records, the surgeries, the trauma, the tests, and the fear that can still show up even

There is a kind of relief that comes with normal test results. The scan looks okay. The scope is reassuring. The labs are not screaming emergency. The genetic test does

I thought I was asking for paperwork. Medical records. Notes. Reports. Dates. Procedures. A stack of documents that would help me piece together parts of my story and better understand

Most people see a hospital as a place you go when something is wrong. For some of us, hospitals become a recurring part of life. Over the years, I’ve spent

There’s a certain kind of loneliness that comes with living in a body that looks fine on the outside while quietly struggling on the inside. It’s the kind of loneliness

People often assume that if someone with chronic illness is smiling, posting pictures, working, or laughing, they must be doing okay. What many people don’t see are the days in

There’s a kind of exhaustion that goes far beyond being physically tired. It’s the exhaustion that comes from watching everyone around you worry. The exhaustion of hearing, “Don’t lift that.”

I’ll never forget the day I woke up with an ostomy. It was life-saving but also life-changing in ways I couldn’t have imagined. No one hands you a manual for

Living with chronic pain isn’t just about getting through the tough days – it’s about finding ways to keep living fully even when it hurts. Over the years, I’ve tried