Before I was diagnosed, as we were searching for an answer, the answer, to my pain, I saw diagnosis as a sort of “Holy Grail”. I thought an answer would release me from this pain,…
Category: Chronic Illness
Mental Health Awareness week, and. . . my own story with depression and anxiety
Last week was “mental health awareness” week at my school, the first one they’ve ever done. And it has been a difficult, and wonderful, week for me. Because little did they know, when planning this…
Vacations are no vacation.
When I got back from study abroad, I had friends asking me how my “vacation” was. What they didn’t understand was, “vacations” for me, are no vacation. Living with a chronic illness means you can’t…