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30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know

Lindsay — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:36:34 +0000

I am cross-posting and emailing this =everywhere=… so apologies if you end up seeing it more than once.

[Find out more about National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week and the 5-day free virtual conference with 20 speakers Sept 14-18, 2009 at invisibleillnessweek.com. If you are interested in blogging a post like this one please [...]

Thoughts about children

Lindsay — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:32:09 +0000

One day, when i was in kindergarten, i was playing “house” with some dolls. I remember my teacher coming up to me and asking me about it.

“Are these your babies?” “Yes.” “Do you want to have babies when you grow up?” “Oh, no. I can’t have babies.” “Why not?” “Because i’d die.”

And thus began my long school career [...]

Fibro related to spleen issues?

Lindsay — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:09:54 +0000

I’ve compared notes with a lot of people who have fibro. One thing we all seem to have in common is that most of us have had mononucleosis at some point or another. This might strike some as No Big Deal, right? Well. From Wikipedia (link):

“Most people are exposed to the [mononucleosis] virus as children, [...]

Thoughts on my least favorite bodily fluid

Lindsay — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:34:20 +0000

Went on a wee errand today, to pick up dog food, tea and some tortillas. I’ve learned that tank tops are the best thing to wear when getting dog food, because i can saddle the 15 lb bag of dog food on my shoulder and let my back carry the weight, instead of my arms. [...]

Mysterious back issues

Lindsay — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:02:25 +0000

This is a morning where i kind of dislike my body. I won’t say hate, because that’s not the case. I’m just tired of some of its issues.

There is something wrong with my body that i’ve never been able to find an answer about: i have to sleep in certain positions, otherwise i wake up [...]