Getting diagnosed with anything is tough. There are things to learn, appointments to attend, tests to have done, medications to start, family to inform, insurance to deal with and of course, a TON of emotions that can be all over the place. I’ve done getting a new prognosis in two…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been introducing you to the phenomenal women featured in Chronic Resilience. If you haven’t read about Sarah and Lauren or Charity and Kelly, pop back over to their posts, but first meet Nicole (chapter 6) and Sandra (chapter 8). Nicole Lemelle Becoming diagnosed with…
I am now in kidney failure. I found out last Thursday, the same day Chronic Resilience was officially released. Life is wonderfully ironic. It is weird to type that word. Failure. It doesn’t feel like failure; it feels like my kidney worked really hard for more than 34 years and…
I was originally going to call this post, “Find Your Own Miracle.” But then I sat dumbfounded staring at the screen trying to figure out exactly what I meant. My health, at this point, is not trending toward the miraculous. It is headed for the predicted. In my case that…
I can’t believe we are just days away from the official release of Chronic Resilience. It is quite a wonderful whirlwind. On Tuesday, I was doing an interview over the phone and I was asked a very important question, “What do you want readers to get from Chronic Resilience?” It…
Chronic Resilience is filled with stories from 9 amazing women. They are all coping with the same stresses that you and I do. They are also strong, resilient and completely inspiring. I’ve been introducing them here on the blog. Last week you met Sarah and Lauren. Today I’d like to…
I have always felt like stressful situations come in groups. It’s not just that you’re having a flare-up, it’s that it’s happening just when your work project is due. As things pile on, it is easy to get caught in a cycle of chronic stress. Especially with illness, which is…
Time to get writing! Tomorrow, Friday, July 26th is the last day to submit an essay for the Chronic Resilience essay contest. The topic is: Who are you chronically resilient for? Top prize is $250 and two additional essays will be honored with spa gift baskets full of self-pampering goodies.…
I wanted Chronic Resilience to be representative of a wide range of experiences, so I set out to find a group of resilient women to share their tips, tricks and insights from living with challenging health conditions. Each chapter in the book contains a conversation with a woman who is…
The comedy Evan Almighty seems an unusual place to find profound wisdom, but, alas, it is there. If you haven’t seen this movie from 2007, it is a lighthearted family-friendly good time. The movie follows a supporting character from the first film Bruce Almighty with Jim Carrey. Evan, played by…