Congratulations! You’ve just been diagnosed with an chronic invisible illness. The First Days During the first few days after your diagnosis, you can expect to experience feelings that alternate between relief (at least now you…
Posts tagged EDS
I’m Not Special (and neither are you)
I’m not special. Some people who know me might think that’s a nutty statement. I may not be better than anyone else, but I’m obviously unique, right? Who else is the daughter of a man…
Where I Go When I Disappear
Sometimes I drop off the face of the Earth for a few days. I might make plans with someone, but my husband shows up without me with a vague, “she’s sick” comment. Sometimes I receive…
Review: Coming Back to God When You Feel Empty
I just read Tanya Marlow’s Coming Back to God When You Feel Empty: Whispers of Restoration From the Book of Ruth. I’d seen a reference to it fly through my feed the other day and…
What’s Wrong With Me, Anyway?
I make comments (mostly jokes) now and then, but I don’t usually talk about my health that often. At least, for someone who has been so affected by these issues over the past few years, I…
Awkward Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Moments
Having a connective tissue disorder (with all the strange, seemingly unrelated medical problems that go along with it) and not even knowing it has led to several awkward moments.