‘Chronic Snarkopolist’ Archives
Chronic Snarkopolist: Survivors Guilt and Jealousy
Hello my loves! One brilliant amazing patient advocate reported some cancer patients sometimes find themselves emotionally comparing themselves and their stages of illness to other [Read] | 14 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Free Falling and Doing it all Sick
Hello my loves! Life has a funny way challenging us, stripping us to the bare bones, and then asking us for the marrow. Almost everyone can remember the starkness of the room when the [Read] | 9 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Worth the Risk
Hello my loves! We have discussed this before – judging ourselves and measuring our successes by normal standards. And yet – I do it. We do it. Everyone does it. What happens when [Read] | 3 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Climbing Our Cliffs
Hello my loves! When I was on vacation I had many experiences. I saved one story to tell you because of all people I thought YOU would understand. And I hope you have similar [Read] | 8 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Can Healthy Ever Be Wrong?
Hello my loves! I missed you fiercely whilst I was away on vacation! Let us never be apart so long again! I had several conversations with patients last week. Some were hopeful and [Read] | 4 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: A Good Pharmacy Experience
Hello my loves! This week I am focusing on something central to any chronically ill patients life, the pharmacy experience. If you use medications on any regular basis, building a [Read] | 10 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Life is Risky
Hello my loves! This has been a difficult yet victorious week for so many people. This has been a week of loss, of pain, of self-discovery and of worry. I’ve heard stories of [Read] | 4 responses.
Chronic Snarkopolist: Body Disconnection
Hello my loves! Just today I was reading a beautiful letter from someone asking when she was going to get her neck back, “Hut Hut Hut” and it really sent a powerful jolt through [Read] | 8 responses.