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[...]
When you have a chronic illness it can be a struggle to love yourself. Why? Because your body is attacking itself so essentially it is YOU that is attacking YOU. How can you love your arch nemesis?!? Or at least that's how I felt at the crux of my self loathery (yes - I made that up). Why is Self Love Important Sel[...]
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 Lauren. She is here to share her e[...]
Planning and goal setting with a chronic illness, can be frustrating and defeating. It’s hard to plan for the day let alone set goals for the year when you don’t know how you’ll feel from hour to hour. But with proper perspective and goal setting techniques, you‘ll be able to make progress towards your goals and dream[...]
If you have myasthenia gravis, one of the treatments your doctor may suggest is a thymectomy. Just six months into my diagnosis I was faced with the decision of whether to have a thymectomy or not. At that time, I’d never had surgery before. Of course, many people had opinions and most were against the decision. But this was possib[...]