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Five Years of Surviving
Today is a special day for me. Five years ago I attempted suicide and I am celebrating that I wasn’t successful. I suffer from Bipolar Disorder, a disease that is characterized by extreme lows and extreme highs. The risk of … Continue reading
Rhymes With Nice
Late last year my psychiatrist recommended that I up my dosage of one of my medicines. Pretty soon after I did this my scalp started to itch. I looked up the drug’s side effects and sure enough scratchy scalp was … Continue reading
Christmas Whine
How was your Christmas? Mine was a mix of good and bad. Besides my chronic challenges I had a miserable cold and had somehow managed to strain my back. I was in a lot of pain, and walking, even sitting, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas 2016, Emily, holiday, holidays, Jacques, Tyler
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No Grant in 2017
For the past two years I’ve had my co-pay for my hypersomnia medication paid by a non-profit agency. Even the generic of the medication is expensive, with my co-pay being over $300 a month. In October I got a letter … Continue reading
Organic Aromas: Pure and Simple
(This is a sponsored product that I was given without cost. The opinions expressed are all my own.) The Nebulizing Essential Oil Diffuser by Organic Aromas offers the most effective dispersal and the most complete rendering of both the natural … Continue reading
Diagnosis!
After over a year of chronic nausea I am very happy to say I have finally been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Celiac is an autoimmune disease. When wheat, barley and rye are eaten a person’s body mounts an immune response … Continue reading
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Tagged Autoimmune Disease, Celiac Disease, gluten-free, gluten-free lifestyle, Jacques
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Uncommonly Good!
Although this is a Sponsored Post the opinions here are all my own. When I was first approached by Uncommon Goods to do a sponsored post for them my answer was a resounding yes! I have known and shopped with … Continue reading
I’m Out
This blogger is asking for your help. She is not asking for money, she is only asking that you take a look at her book, and if you find it interesting, to please buy it. Her story really got to … Continue reading
More Ways to Help The Spoon Lady!
Christine Miserandino, creator of the Spoon Theory, is at the halfway mark towards her Go Fund Me Goal. Years of steroid use for controlling her Lupus have caused most of her teeth to fall out. Her dental and her medical … Continue reading
The Best Book I’ve Read This Year (So Far)
This post was inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 3. October is National Book Month, tell us about the best book you’ve read so far this year. The best book I’ve read so far this year has got to … Continue reading
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Tagged All the Missing Girls, book, book review, Books, Girl on the Train, Gone Girl, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Megan Miranda
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