the autoimmune hippie.

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

RA

  • On Friday morning, I went to my cardiologist office for my routine visit – whilst fighting a gnarly RA flare – and, oh, did she ever have some good news for me. Thanks to a few years now on monsterous – and ever increasing – doses of the Dred Pred, my previously excellent cholesterol level… Read more

  • I Like many women, I spent many years being too fat. I was too fat when I was in junior high school. I was too fat when I was in high school. I was too fat as a young adult. I was certainly too fat after my children were born. I was even too fat… Read more

  • no fear

    A few days ago, one of the women in my Insta spoonie community passed away. She was several years younger than me and I just absolutely hate that this has happened. Then, the next morning, I saw the above thought from Steve Jobs in my Insta feed and it was right on time. It really… Read more

  • The past week has been anything but routine in my world. Last Friday night, I took our youngest daughter, Sara, and her fabulous friend, Kendra, to see Panic! At The Disco in celebration of Sara’s birthday – which was six months ago (but she was willing to wait to get to go to the show)… Read more

  • My husband saw this image on Facebook earlier tonight and showed it to me, chuckling a bit, and said, “This is you.” And, in the past year, it is me. I was thinking about that as I went to bed and all the changes we’ve made in the past year to make my spoonie life… Read more