It's No Big Deal?

It’s No Big Deal?

Lately I’ve been getting the impression from some of my friends that maybe my growing list of chronic illnesses is no big deal. No one is actually coming out and saying these words, but that is definitely the feeling I’m getting. This point could be debatable. Maybe they think that. Maybe I’m

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Sick Humor: Diary of a Mad Spoon Woman

Sick Humor: Diary of a Mad Spoon Woman

I truly believe laughter is the best medicine…well as far as free medicines go.  I totally have a lunch sack full of pills that can give generic laughter a good ol’ fashioned run for its money, but nothing beats a laugh.  I’m not talking about the quiet snickers with your hand over your mout

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What is Normal? Am I Normal?

What is Normal? Am I Normal?

Recently, it has been suggested to me that because I am receiving treatments regularly, the treatments mean that I’m not really sick. The assertion is that on treatment, I lead a “basically healthy” life and that I am “pretty normal”.  Well, let’s go ahead and examine this idea of norma

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