Being open about your chronic illness can often be as difficult as coming out of the closet about your sexuality. In both cases, you rightfully worry that you will be judged, that you won't be accepted, and that opportunities may be taken away from you. Chronic Mom shared a great post about … [Read more...]
Long Days Ahead: Looking Forward to 2015
I've not had any time this week to even look at the internet so I don't have a typical "Sunday Inspiration" post to share. I thought that instead I would share a bit of an update on how I'm doing. My new schedule this semester is only two days a week, last week was the first full week of … [Read more...]
Sunday Inspiration
This semester is wearing me out, this week has been rough, so I don't have a lot to give you for Sunday Inspiration today. The best I can offer you is this: Don't be afraid to ask for help, don't let your pride get the in way. I've written a few times in the last few months about my decision … [Read more...]
Requesting Disability Accommodations
I made the huge leap and went to the Disability Services office at my University. I had no idea how they might be able to help me, or if I even really needed help, but I decided that it was better to ask, then to wonder. Before, I went I downloaded their forms and did a little research on common … [Read more...]
My Fibromyalgia Speech: What is Fibromyalgia?
As promised, here's the video of my Fibromyalgia speech. Heads up, turn the volume down. I have no idea how I got even close to an A on this (I got a B+). I'm actually a little embarrassed to even share this. Today, I'll be giving my second speech, this time on a project I was involved in … [Read more...]
Jumping Out of My “Zone”
Since I started back to school this summer, we've talked a lot about how much I can handle. The first couple of weeks of my summer class were all about me getting used to having this new responsibility / schedule on my plate. All the while, I was debating whether to add a second summer class during … [Read more...]
