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The Visible Invisible

1 Aug

This past Monday, I thought I’d shoot a few photos during the day to give some visibility to my invisible disabilities. Here they are, and the stories they tell: While I love making French press coffee, I was too weak...
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Stop Feeling Guilty for What You Can’t Do

25 Jul

I’m going to watch a movie tonight. I’ve been on my couch watching TV most of the day. Scrolling through Facebook on my phone, looking across the downstairs rooms at all the herds of tumblefur that need to be swept...
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Travels with Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, and Amica

19 Jul

Two days ago, my dog and I returned from a 10-week, 12,000-mile road trip across America. It was the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life, absolutely. So many mornings I’d shove off from wherever I was, looked at...
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The Link Between Having a Disability and Parenting a Child with a Disability

10 Jul

Sunday night, in a small town in Montana, I met a really incredible woman. She’s the cousin of another friend I made in this town, and when he introduced us, and she asked what I do for work, she immediately...
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Depression Doesn’t Care

27 Jun

“How can you be depressed when you’re in such a beautiful place?” a friend asked me a couple weeks ago when I, on this adventure, confessed to a despairing sadness. I knew it wasn’t logical. But that’s how depression works....
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Start, Drive, and Be Done

19 Jun

I’m still visiting my friends in San Dimas, California. One of the little things I do to try to be a good guest is wash dishes. My girl made a killer risotto Milanese last night, which, in addition to the...
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Save the Best for Now

14 Jun

On my epic road trip with my furry best friend, I’ve arrived at the presumed goal destination: my friends’ house in San Dimas, California. Last night, on the way to Andrew’s mother’s house for taco night, I was telling Andrew...
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Christina and Amica’s Chronic Adventure

28 May

Amica is my best friend, a senior retriever-chowchow-shepherd-rottweiler-otherstuff mix whom I’ve been with for eleven years, and in case you missed it, we’re on an epic cross-country journey. On Instagram, I’ve been using #ChristinaandAmicasChronicAdventure to tag it, because that’s what...
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Treatment Shaming is a Thing … That We Need to Stop

27 May

I take a lot of vitamins and supplements to help with my various ailments. It’s my pro-active way of doing everything I can do be my best me for me, and for you. Ironically, there have been some “you”s in...
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What’s in the Wash: Chronic Illness and Showering

23 May

So I’m on this grand cross-country adventure with my dog. It’s something people dream about. It’s something I had dreamed about, and I actually get to do. If I complain about any bit of it, I’m a jerk. Yesterday, I...
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