Tag: illness
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Tears On Christmas Eve
How mental health can stain this time of year The holiday season triggers memories of my worst medical trauma. But I also love the light and the cosiness. It makes this month very complicated for me. It’s why I always cry more this month. Over the loss of more dreams, more parts of my health…
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Writers With Chronic Illness: Join In!
Free Weekly Support for Writers With Chronic Illness! Do you ever feel alone in your life as a(n aspiring) writer, because your chronic illness causes a lot of extra problems? Do you not even feel like a writer because of them? Or do you believe you can never even be a writer because of your…
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A Plea to Make Room for Chronic Illness Stories in Popular Culture
“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” — Maya Angelou I never saw myself reflected on TV or in books. A chubby small-town girl who liked to read and write didn’t really get much airtime on TV. Still doesn’t. Not to mention if that girl develops a chronic illness. And then another. And…