Waiting
Thoughts while recovering from my first dermatomyositis flare
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MSU participates as sponsor of the 2019 TMA...
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Getting Up from a Wheelchair with Myositis
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Staying positive with dermatomyositis
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Pain Never Sleeps
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Why, why, WHY?
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Waiting
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Leg and Arm Exercises for Myositis
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I’m…so…FRUSTRATED!!
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My Life as a Vampire
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“You’re pregnant, get used to it”
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Long time coming…
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Poly Life
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Feeling like you need your Caregiver to substantiate...
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The pain med taper debacle
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Here I am
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A Light in the Dark: My Realities with...
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Treat my symptoms, please…but don’t patronize me
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Advocating for Yourself in the Midst of Insurance...
Story
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Long time coming…
These are the stairs from the condo that my family and I stayed last week for a vacation at the beach. "To be able to...
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A Light in the Dark: My Realities with Dermatomyositis
How can I raise awareness if I'm not honest and real about all that comes with dermatomyositis?
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The Heart of Healing
I realized that healing includes body, soul and mind.
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Finally
I don't let this disease define me. I respect it. I acknowledge it. I am actually proud at times knowing it tried to break me,...
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My Mom Has Dermatomyositis (DM)
Although my siblings tell me everything is fine, I know it's not. I'm with my mother every day... there's no way to make it look...
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My Journey with Polymyositis
I have polymyositis and was been diagnosed 28 years ago. Despite ups and downs in my treatments, my motto "Hope, Courage, Strength" keeps me going...
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The Other Pain of Living With Myositis
I’m feeling more and more isolated and alone because of this illness. I’ve held off writing publicly about it because then there’s pity and the...
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Pregnancy and Dermatomyositis
My mystery disease actually shows up as a result of the loves of my life. A mystery that is so worth each 9 months. No...
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What does chronic illness mental fatigue feel like?
I’m overwhelmed. I’m scared. I’m tired. I’m tired of new symptoms, new scares, new tests. But I am not alone!
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That D**n Pay Stub
I put it in the back of my drawer...thinking that would lessen the sting of seeing it and being reminded of all I’ve lost...
