Posts Tagged ‘written by Melissa Travis’
Chronic Snarkopolist: Is There Such a Thing as Getting Illness Right?
Hello my loves! One thing I have noticed about healing is how we construct our illness stories and share them with each other. Some of us have healed a great deal and some of us are [Read] | 2 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: The Smile
Hello my loves! Once, during my most painful time, when I hurt more than any day I can express I look out the window on the way to the hospital. I thought to myself, “How can I do [Read] | 5 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Leaving Bread Crumbs
Hello my loves! A friend of mine who is healing from a broken wrist on top of her other chronic illnesses said to me, “I am finding my way back.” Anytime we have additional kicks [Read] | 2 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Well Meaning Advice
Hello my loves! I’ve already discussed the conundrum of having “experts” disagree. Now I’m mulling over what to do with how to deal with being on the receiving end of well [Read] | 17 responses.
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.
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: 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 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.