Finding Hope & Resolve in the Face of Failure
It’s been a while since I last published a podcast or wrote an article. I’ve always wanted Living Chronic to be helpful. I want it to be...
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livingchronic911
- Aug 21
- 5 min
Americans Need Social Cohesion
I started a blog to express my feelings about living with a chronic disease. I did not intend to write about politics but as our nation...
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livingchronic911
- Aug 8
- 3 min
Is Quitting Actually Self-Care?
We are always taught that quitting is a negative action. “Quitters never win and winners never quit”. This is what I was taught from...
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livingchronic911
- Aug 3
- 3 min
Putting it All Together
I started my podcast and blog about 9 months ago in an effort to deal with my depression and anxiety and hopefully help other chronically...
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livingchronic911
- Jul 27
- 5 min
EMPATHY IS MY BATTLE CRY
It’s no secret that I’ve struggled to put into words what I’m feeling and fought hard to understand what has been causing my depression,...
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livingchronic911
- Jul 14
- 4 min
Taking My Life Back
I am on a journey that started many years before my drug induced lupus diagnosis. It began when I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I...
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livingchronic911
- Jul 5
- 4 min
What Comes First, the Chronic Pain or the PTSD?
Ladies, we’ve all been there, you go to the doctor with a persistent health problem and hear the words that make your blood boil, “Maybe...
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livingchronic911
- Jun 22
- 3 min
“To Love Yourself is a Never-Ending Journey”
Oprah Winfrey once said, “To love yourself is a never-ending journey.” I’ve spent a lot of time this past year putting in the work to...
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livingchronic911
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Veterans are the Canary in the Coal Mine
Last week, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. were trapped in haze of polluted air. Canadian wildfires caused residents...
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livingchronic911
- May 31
- 4 min
“There is No Problem So Awful, That You Can’t Add Some Guilt To It and Make It Even Worse”
In a Calvin & Hobbes comic, Calvin once said, “There’s no problem so awful, that you can’t add some guilt to it and make it even worse.”...
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livingchronic911
- Apr 26
- 3 min
The Pits of my Burning Lungs
I’m living chronic. I live with chronic disease, and I’ve spoken at length about my battles with Crohn’s disease and drug induced lupus....
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livingchronic911
- Mar 17
- 3 min
DECODING THE FDA
How do you turn a traumatic event into strength and growth to do something that helps others? I’ve been stuck in an infinity loop going...
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livingchronic911
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Time is Not on My Side
Time is Not On My Side What are you really great at? I mean, if I asked you what your strong suit is, what would it be? For the majority...
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livingchronic911
- Feb 10
- 4 min
Some Days are Diamonds, Some Days are Stone
Some days are diamonds. Every day that I can run and not have to stop to walk or quit because the pain is too great is definitely a...
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livingchronic911
- Jan 30
- 5 min
I'm Not a Doctor, But I Know When Something Is Wrong
I started Living Chronic because I wanted to share what I’ve learned over 10 years living with Crohn’s disease and after 19 months...
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livingchronic911
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Winter Blues
Winter. A time of personal reconciliation, reflection, and acknowledgement. While in remission, I can sometimes pretend I’m a normal...
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livingchronic911
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
REFLECTIONS
It’s that time of year to reflect on the last 12 months of our lives; what we achieved, what we could do better, and what was most...
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livingchronic911
- Dec 13, 2022
- 6 min
NEVER MEET YOUR HEROES
I believe in science. I want to start with this statement because I know discussing health, medications, diseases, and doctors and their...
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livingchronic911
- Nov 30, 2022
- 5 min
I Got 99 Side Effects but Injection Site Pain Ain’t One
Let’s talk adverse drug reactions. As you probably know by this point, I had a severe reaction to Humira that caused drug induced lupus,...
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livingchronic911
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
GIVING THANKS
It is difficult to think of reasons to be thankful. Chronic illness patients aren’t exactly at the top of the luckiest people in the...
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