"My aim with this site is to raise #awareness about lifelong #illnesses from various #perspectives" - I've updated my #AboutPage to provide more information and resources. Check it out here! #MondayBlogs.

“I used to be someone, you know. I had interests, opinions, a wardrobe that didn’t consist entirely of leggings and oversized jumpers. I had #hobbies! A skincare routine!” (Losing Myself to #ChronicIllness): #spoonie #disability #NEisVoid.

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"I remember laying wide awake many a night, gazing at my guardian for the evening, praying that she’d wake, just so I could ask for a sip of water. I was rendered immobile & utterly helpless.": #MondayBlogs #AntiphospholipidSyndrome #PulmonaryEmbolism #DVT

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“While I’ve lost my #job and a portion of my functionality, I haven’t lost my #ability to #adapt. I try and tell myself there are still things I can do": by @twipblog23 #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain.

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“#JointPain can make it difficult to simply walk around or go up and down stairs, let alone do daily chores or exercise. #Arthritis is a leading cause of #disability, making many people. no longer able to #work": via @creakyjoints @chronicEileen #NEisVoid.

“Trust me, I get it – these four-legged angels are practically walking bundles of joy wrapped in fur. But they're also highly trained #professionals with a #job more important than most of us will ever have”: #lifesavers #ServiceDogs #disabled.

"My #disability forced me to be a little #creative because of the lack of #accessibility and my life would be so much harder if I didn’t constantly look for creative ways to navigate #inaccessibility": by @sarahlynn358 #InclusionMatters.

"You can get some nice cards – or make them yourself for some extra love! – and write thank you notes to all the #healthcare staff, #caregivers, #friends, family and people who took care of you, and have been supporting you": #surgery #MondayBlogs

“This doesn't mean you have to be happy about these changes—#acceptance simply means recognising "this is how things are right now." From this place of #reality, you can make better #decisions about how to move forward.”: #SelfIdentity #ChronicIllness.

“Watery foods like watermelon, soups, cucumber & celery can dilute acid in the stomach, and low pH (alkaline) foods like bananas & cauliflower can help offset a buildup of #StomachAcid.”: from @verywell #heartburn #AcidReflux #GERD #heartburn.

"Certain kinds of #gut #microbes absorb toxic #Pfas “forever #chemicals” and help expel them from the body via feces, new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows.": via @guardian #GutHealth.

“If you’ve lost #work through your condition, that’s another layer of guilt, #financial pressure, feelings of #loss, feelings of not being useful or good enough": by @invisiblymeblog #MentalHealth #ChronicIllness.

"Find your voice. I was told blogs are the way to go – I don’t really like to write. I like #speaking with people directly so that was a new experience for me to really figure out how to find my place in this #advocacy world": @roysamuelgeorge #MondayBlogs.

“As a severely #immunocompromised person, I am obviously stressed about flying & moving through public spaces in a #PostPandemic world that does not care about #DisabledPeople and immunocompromised people”: @globetrotteri #Traveling #ChronicIllness.

“The exertion from #cooking can be a #trigger. The scents & smells of cooking can be a trigger. The heat or the strain of standing can be a trigger. But guess what else is a trigger? Hunger. Low blood sugar": by @Broadwaybabyto #MCAS #NEisvoid #ChronicPain.

"Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that it is possible to take a little #holiday in the present moment. We often miss the little pleasurable things around us because we scurry by them": #ChronicIllness #mindfulness #SelfCare #MondayBlogs