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By Rose Lunn dreaming, pretending, 9 a.m. slept late, no dog whining, no cat scratching at the door, no husband dragging himself to work, body refreshed, stretching without pain, snuggling down, curling up to my husband, Sleeping just a little bit more. turning over, breath hitches, my body, no longer able to dream, the pain,…
By: Alexandria K. Society says many things to disabled people that aren’t true. For a little background, I was diagnosed with RF-negative (rheumatoid factor negative) juvenile idiopathic arthritis when I was nine months old. I have arthritis in all of my joints. This includes my shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, ankles, toes, hips, jaw, knees, neck,…
By: K.P. “Thanks, Dr. C. Have a happy holiday.” “You too. And keep working on all this stuff with your psychiatrist.” My doctor gestured vaguely to my depression and anxiety screening questionnaires, which indicated that I was in pretty dire straits. I nodded without saying anything, got up, and left as quickly as I possibly…
By: Gina Buonomo (Previously published on Mild Maniacal Mom) “If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” Some people quote Robert Frost as saying that. Most others say it was Jimmy Buffett. I’m gonna’ go with Jimmy. So, why am I using irreverence to start off a blog post about chronic illness? It’s because…
