Today is my diagnosis anniversary. Another year in my chronic illness journey in the books. It's been 5 years since I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG). As the date approached, I honestly felt a little anxiety and I'm not really sure why. This date has passed multiple times before and I didn't think twice about it. Or maybe[...]
For those of you that are new to IWWB, Pass the Mic is a way to give other spoonie warriors a platform to share their chronic illness journeys with each other. Sharing helps us feel a little less alone in our battles. Wanna be featured? All you have to do click here. This month's PTM warrior is Alexis. She has a rare cardiac and[...]
I’ve suffered from allergies all of my life - at least as far back as I remember. This year I finally thought about allergies, its relation to the immune system, and chronic illness. Now I’m seeing allergies in a new light. What are allergies? Simply put, an allergy is when your immune system reacts to a foreign subst[...]
As if being diagnosed with a chronic illness isn’t life changing enough, sometimes chronic illness can lead to other conditions like anxiety. I’ve mentioned before that I’ve always been a little tightly wound/ type A personality. But I wouldn’t have labeled it as anxiety. However as I’ve been navigating these chronic i[...]
For those of you that are new to IWWB, Pass the Mic is a way to give other spoonie warriors a platform to share their chronic illness journeys with each other. Sharing helps us feel a little less alone in our battles. Wanna be featured? All you have to do click here. This month's PTM warrior is Ashley, fellow myasthenia gravis ([...]
I first heard about leaky gut syndrome when I visited an integrative medicine doctor in 2016. To be honest, I didn’t take it seriously then. I was still new in my diagnosis and didn’t want to accept that there was something “wrong” with me. As I continue on my journey to optimum wellness, I find myself revisiting[...]