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May 4, 2017
When You Aren’t Sure You Can Live Like This
Like a bird I soared, high above the clouds, soaking in the sun, inhaling the sheer goodness of life. I breathed in possibilities and exhaled delight. Surely, the sun was a more golden hue than it had ever been before. Was that a lullaby of babies laughing I heard? All was right with the world. And then I plummeted to... Read morePosted in Chronic Life, Coping 101, Rare Disease | By Stacey Philpot
January 2, 2017
A Change of Perspective
I feared the night was coming, but felt helpless to stop it. I did all the things you can think of to prevent it and yet there I was walking into the ER trauma room, the wife of a drunk driver. What would they think of me? What would they think of him? Did he get what he deserved? What... Read morePosted in Addiction, chronic illness; support, Coping 101, Isolation, Relationships | By Stacey Philpot
October 13, 2016
There’s No Problem so Big That Guilt Can’t Make It Worse
Some difficulties are obvious. Break your leg and you’ll spend a few months on crutches. A kind stranger will hold the door for you at the Post Office. The church might send flowers. But not all difficulties are so easily accepted, understood, or noticed. Some chronic illnesses are invisible. Some griefs are silent. What’s overwhelming to me might be no... Read morePosted in Coping 101 | By Stacey Philpot