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You know that this is just one night, but you’re feeling the deep hurt of just how many other nights you’ve spent in this exact way too…

A joint blog with Carolyn of @chronically_cheerful to give you actionable, practical tips on how to navigate this time of year with a little more grace and ease!

Shining a light on the dark and stormy aspects of managing chronic illness during the holidays to remind you that even when it feels like it; you are not alone…

I hope you enjoy browsing and get some good ideas for your own gifting. Sending you all of the love and cheer the season has to offer — happy holidays!

Sharing some tips and tricks I’ve picked up over the years for navigating some of these classic chronic illness FOOD and HOLIDAYS dilemmas. And at the end of this post, I’ve added a bonus list of some favorite recipes I am excited to make this season

There is no clear itinerary when I am in my hibernation bubble — it’s merely a time where I cut myself off from pressure to answer any phone calls, reply to any texts, check social media or manage any emotions outside of my own…

I’ve found that my support squad is immensely appreciative appreciates when I can name concrete ways that they can help me, and I hope this list gives you and yours some new ideas.

This fatigue is not something that sleep helps to alleviate. It stems from sensitivity to stimuli of any kind; and makes outings, errands, phone calls and visiting with friends taxing…

In that effort, we attended a conference over the weekend of September 14, 2019 at Stanford University. The conference was entitled, Emerging Research, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Illness

Status migrainosus is downright miserable. But, it is possible for these cycles to break and pain to lift, even if getting to that point involves an absolutely grueling stretch of time that demands buckets of perserverance and patience. Sharing 6 things that I have found help me to break out of an intractable migraine cycle…

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