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August 29, 2016
3 Epic Fails to Avoid
My goal today is to ensure you that you are in fact handling your chronic illness and life in general far better than you think you are. As evidence, I’ll introduce to you a horrifyingly embarrassing collection of personal epic fails from the last several weeks. This is how great my love for you is. I think we’ve talked about... Read morePosted in Chronic Life, Enjoyable Nonsense, Parenting and Chronic Illness | By Stacey Philpot
May 15, 2016
A Letter To All Who “Fix”
Dear “Fixers,” Please.Stop.Fixing.Us. We, the “fixees” beg you. Like salesmen, you come from the woodwork, eager to save us, the chronically ill, from ourselves. Like salesmen, your intentions are (mostly) good. The outcome is another story. Way back in the day, before we had a good grip on things like mental illness, my grandmother would get flustered and say,... Read morePosted in Chronic illness and relationships, Chronic Life, Enjoyable Nonsense, Relationships | By Stacey Philpot
February 4, 2016
When You Need a Little More Mischief in Your Life
Remember when we were fun? When we laughed out loud, stayed up late and talked about more than symptoms? Remember when we were known to cause a little mischief now and then and we weren’t the least bit sorry? I miss us. You too, huh? What if it didn’t have to be this way? I mean,... Read morePosted in Enjoyable Nonsense, Parenting and Chronic Illness, Relationships | By Stacey Philpot
October 26, 2015
Everything I Learned About Health From The Vegas Airport
Everything I’ve learned about health from the Vegas airport: On a recent pilgrimage across our great nation, from Florida to Phoenix, I spent a fun-filled four hours in the Las Vegas airport waiting for my next flight and learning about advanced age, limited mobility and what it means for your time at the slots. These are my meaningful observations. Advanced... Read morePosted in Enjoyable Nonsense | By Stacey Philpot