A Chronic Dose
A twenty-something author's take on chronic illness, health care, and writing.
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Jan 27, 12 05:40PMWeekly Grace 3 (Also known as the better late than never edition): 1. So I mention deadlines a lot but the deadline is approaching in just a few days, and as I am in the thick of it, my husband has b een...
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Jan 20, 12 10:37AMFridays feel like a good day to take stock—the grind of the week is behind me, the promise of the weekend and all I want to fit into it is just ahead. So, small things that have an impact today: 1...
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Jan 13, 12 11:40AMTaking the lead from Rachel, I thought I’d try doing Grace in Small Things. Realistically I can probably only do it weekly, but it’s a start, and it’s a nice way to be appreciative o f...
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Jan 08, 12 06:06PMSpring semester starts tomorrow. My syllabi and rosters are printed, my lesson plans are set, my work clothes are ready and my bag is packed. A meticulously detailed schedule for completing my book r evisions...
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Jan 01, 12 08:03PMHappy New Year! I didn’t write a 2011-in-review post, but I do think my first post of 2012 will cover that anyway. Just before New Year’s last year, I wrote that 2010 was the year of the b aby...
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Dec 09, 11 05:47PMAnother edition of the ChronicBabe blog carnival will be out soon, and it’s about holiday wishes when you live with chronic illness. Jenni Prokpy asks, “What are you asking Santa for? What do...
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Dec 02, 11 11:04AMSharon at Bed, Body & Beyond is hosting the next Patients For a Moment blog carnival and asks us to consider why we write. I’ve posted about writing often here, and how the questions of pu blic...
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Nov 11, 11 07:26PMTwo years ago, I wrote about being grateful for the knowledge that comes with a celiac diagnosis, and more than that, for the simple gift of being present at Thanksgiving, instead of being in the hosp ital...
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Nov 06, 11 11:32AMAviva at Sick Momma is hosting the next edition of Patients For a Moment. In her prompt, she asks,“So what do you do to get yourself out of the doldrums when you fall into a funk? What (or who) inspires...
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Oct 27, 11 06:52PMSo I’m now a year into this whole balancing motherhood-working-illness thing. I originally planned to write this post, the first in a two-part series, three weeks ago, and yet here I am. There&r squo...
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