Tag: illness

From independence…to disability…to new perspective.

From independence…to disability…to new perspective.

I have Lyme disease. I’m not here to raise awareness on how debilitating Lyme disease is, how little funding there is available for research or how doctors lack the necessary training to understand the complexity of what this illness is. I am also not here to share my heartbreaking journey […]

Chronic Illness and Support

Chronic Illness and Support

This man is my pillar. He carries the weight of two people – his and mine, while caring for the sick me. I don’t know how he does it, how he gets through it or why he even perseveres the way he does. Not many realize the true weight “in […]

Hair

Hair

Hair. Hair has always been the focal point of my life. Illness made it even more important. People say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. See for the chronically ill, that’s even more true. What we see in the mirror matches what we feel in the inside. My […]