Hey y’all! Due to some exciting (for me) upcoming changes in blogging plans and to help keep my general sanity straight, I’ve moved everything together from this blog & Summer Says over to SummerPlum.com. So, if you are a subscriber/follower of this here site, I would suggest you click on over to there, follow or add … Continue reading
The way you respond to things changes when you have a chronic illness. You start to feel disappointed about things you never would have imagined could be disappointing, and happy about what many would feel are awful things. This is the complicated state of things within illness. It’s strange, the first time you rejoice over … Continue reading
Yes, this idea was totally borrowed/inspired by “You Look Great” and other Lies by Bruce Feiler in The NYT’s last week. I highly recommend you also check out the comments as there are many awesome ideas and thoughts included there. I’m pretty honest about my illness with my friends & acquaintances. I’ve found that, for … Continue reading
Reposted from my other blog from October 14, 2009. This was during the beginning flares that eventually led into several flares in 2010, getting worse at the beginning of 2011. A Twitter friend of mine brought it to mind, and after sharing it with her, I thought I should share it here as well. The … Continue reading
When do you stop believing in miracles? When do you understand that miracles probably won’t happen to you? When do you just say, to yourself, this is it? At some point every chronically ill person looks in the mirror, or into themselves, and stares into the vast, terrifying thing that is “chronic.” I once said … Continue reading