Author Archive
Chronic Snarkopoloist: The Art of Disclosing Chronic Illness
After years of living with chronic illness many of us have developed an art to knowing just when and how to discuss it. Some of us have learned with whom we discuss and who gets our [Read] | 11 responses.
How to Break up with a Doctor: MELISSA TRAVIS IS ON THE RADIO
CBC Radio "White Coat, Black Art: Breaking up Show". This doctor is SUPER AMAZING, to be sure. His interview with Melissa Travis is stellar. In addition, there is a great discussion with [Read] | 2 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Thanks for the Add!!! Kisses
Hello my loves! You may know I’m a knitter and have been one for five years or so. I’ve been told I’m not allowed to call myself a mediocre knitter anymore by other (more [Read] | 4 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Letter to My Doctors Who are Sending Me to Collections
Hello my loves! This week I needed to send a letter to all the doctors sending me to collections for medical debt. I would LOVE to hear your letters in the comments or in thyrants! I [Read] | 11 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: The Ugly Parts of Illness
Hello my loves! Every so often I get this feeling, I will describe the scenarios to you so you can hear me. It is almost always the same type of situation and the same feeling. Once [Read] | 3 responses.
Chronic Snarkopoloist: Conflict! When Your Doctors Disagree
Hello my loves! Recently I had several specialists and doctors disagree with each other. One called someone out the other went brass knuckle. A third jumped in for a street rumble. [Read] | 4 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Chronic Illness and Identity: Who Am I Today?
Hello my loves! I heard a woman talking about her chronic illness and she said, “Lupus has stolen my identity.” From that I understood that she lost much of her selfhood to [Read] | 16 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: The Chronic Burdens of Chronic Illness
Hello my loves! I missed you so much when I was away last week. Let us never be apart this long again! Crazy things happened whilst I was away. Snow storms! The day before I was to [Read] | 8 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Chronic Illness and Adversity
Hello my loves! I just read an article that discussed life adversity. In it people who dealt with some adversity in their lives reported feeling more satisfied than those who had [Read] | 8 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Oh What the New Year Brings!
Hello my loves. The New Year approaches! I have never told anyone this story before but it reflects how we all feel sometime. It happened over a New Year years ago. And it shows [Read] | 9 responses.