the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

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  • a tale of a ten day spoonie sick

    Just today, a young spoonie friend – who has recently, sadly, received several serious diagnosis she is having to adjust to suddenly – made a post on Instagram, saying that three different doctors had all told her something to the effect that she could still have a “good life” or a “decent life” with her… Read more

  • oh, the oscopies and the anxieties. . .

    As you can see, yesterday was a super fun day in my world.  After a long long (LONG) time contending with massive GI symptoms, I had stalled as long as I could and I had to have an endoscopy and colonoscopy. First, let me say that I have no problem actually having the procedure –… Read more

  • the last (wo)man standing.

    Gonna choose sunlight Gonna drink wine Bound to win a few fights, before my time Gonna make love now Ain’t the future bright Gonna be the last man standing tonight. . . Gonna make a difference Gonna speak my mind Even when my nerve fails Even in the dark times Gonna count the blessings Celebrate… Read more

  • don’t be afraid, child of God – and look for the good things.

    I don’t know about y’all but my social media feeds – as well as my email inbox with all of its news updates – can be pretty unpleasant these days. The election news is so stressing, there is a massive COVID disinformation campaign that is just making me so freaking angry, and, in the meantime,… Read more

  • back from the latest round.

    The thing about chronic illness is that I truly never know what’s coming – and I never know what will be the thing that will just lay me out. I’ve been MIA because of an ailment that started with a resistant sinus infection. While unpleasant, I’ve had chronic sinusitis literally my entire life and I… Read more

  • riding out a new storm.

    And after the storm,I run and run as the rains comeAnd I look up, I look up,on my knees and out of luck,I look up. Night has always pushed up dayYou must know life to see decayBut I won’t rot, I won’t rotNot this mind and not this heart,I won’t rot. And I took you… Read more

  • facing the hard times of chronic illness. and getting back up.

    What. A. Week. It’s seen two hospital trips – the GI bleed on Monday, then another on Wednesday for an infection in my hand. Like other infections I’ve dealt with, that started with a minor scrape on my hand on a hinge in a cabinet. I immediately cleaned and bandaged the wound – but it… Read more

  • sudden illness, hospital visits, and too close to covid-19 for comfort.

    Quite suddenly over the past few days, I developed a significant GI bleed. It became clear quickly that there was no way to manage with waiting on a GI appointment and I would have to go to the ER – which I have tried desperately to avoid – to get to the cause of it.… Read more