How to Support a Loved One with Chronic Illness (Without Losing Your Mind or Theirs)Because casseroles are nice, but compassion is better Hey there, soul tribe! Let’s talk about something near and dear to many of our spoons — chronic illness and chronic pain. Whether your bestie has fibro, your partner is navigating an autoimmune rollercoaster, or…
Tag: autoimmune disorders
Navigating Perimenopause with Prednisone and Zepbound
When Prednisone, Zepbound & Perimenopause Walk Into a Bar… Let’s talk about what it’s like when your body decides to throw a full-blown hormonal tantrum, complete with party favors like perimenopause, a fiery autoimmune flare, and the not-so-fabulous trio: Prednisone, Zepbound, and Tremfya. Sprinkle in your monthly cycle for extra flair, and you’ve basically got…
Surviving Prednisone: Embracing Bloating and Emotional Swings
Devil’s Tic-Tac with a Side of Bloat Let me preface this by saying: I am grateful for medicine. Truly. If it weren’t for these tiny miracle pills, I’d probably still be in a pain fog, trying to convince myself that crawling to the bathroom is “just part of the journey.” But hot damn, y’all—nobody warned…
Trial and Error: 5 Years of Medication for Chronic Illness
5 Years of Medication Mayhem — A Chronic Illness UpdateCan you believe it’s been five years of med-hopping, body-battling, and playing pharmaceutical roulette? And three years since Cimzia kicked off its short-lived reign of terror. Time flies when your immune system refuses to chill. 🌀 Cimzia actually started out strong — my skin was like, “Okay, I see you!”…
Biologics: Trials and Triumphs
My Health Journey: Navigating Biologics, Injections, and Inner Strength Living with a chronic condition often feels like navigating an endless maze of treatments, hopes, and setbacks. My journey with biologics and injections has been no exception. It’s been a rollercoaster of trial and error, hope and disappointment. And while it hasn’t been easy, it’s also…
Autoimmune/Chronic Illness Visibility: P2
This is the second part of the series.
Ever wonder what an autoimmune disorder or chronic pain feels like to those who suffer from it? Sometimes words do no represent it strong enough, this is why I decided to create a series of art work with the help of AI to generate what it appears to be on the inside, though we may appear normal on the outside.
This time I asked the AI to help with disorders, each of was a disease or disorder put into a photo with just its name alone. Do you think you can guess each one?
