If you want to walk on water …..

We are a family who reads and have bookcases filled to the brim with books all over the house. I happened to be looking at one of these bookcases the other day and came across a book that I read years ago: if you want to walk on water, you have to get out of

Self Care

Sometimes, self care looks like not doing that assignmentnot getting out of bed not going out with your friends. Sometimes self care looks selfish. – And that’s ok Just a little reminder for you today – I have to remember this as well. 💕

Take a break

When you are chronically ill you learn to accept your limitations. And that’s what I’m doing today. Listening to my body and having a snow day.

Miss – Diagnosed diaries: entry eight

I had a psychiatrist appointment this morning. As always the 12 – 24 hours before hand were filled with seizures, pain and anxiety. I didn’t sleep well. I woke up (if you can call it that) anxious and really not ready for the appointment. Quite extreme reactions for someone who has doctor’s appointments every couple

Independence: task one

Task one of my independence series is quite simple really. Get organized. I’m already quite an organized person, I have a daily planner, but that wasn’t quite working. I didn’t have weekly or monthly goals and so I was feeling defeated and like I wasn’t getting enough done, even if I did complete my ‘to-do

Independence with three chronic Illnesses

I won’t lie, one of the worst things about being a teenager with three chronic illnesses is that I have to depend on other people to do things. As a teenager and now as a young adult, these were meant to be my years of traveling and moving out and going to university. And instead,

Miss – Diagnosed diaries: entry seven

There is nothing worse as a chronically ill person than not being taken seriously. At least in my opinion. I have had to fight every day for the last three years for someone, anyone, to take me seriously and actually do something to help. And I thought that I would be done fighting once I

When Chronic Illness tells lies

Chronic Illness is relentless. It takes away so much: energy, confidence, opportunities, the list goes on and on. It hurts, more than just physically. It can make you anxious, depressed and feeling worthless. And that’s what I want to talk about, that feeling of worthlessness. I spend my life watching people do things and get

One Awkward Moment

I was doing work the other day and listening to my liked songs on Spotify when One Awkward Moment by Casting Crowns started playing. Listening to the song really got me thinking about things, and I wanted to share them here. The chorus talks about how One Awkward moment is all it takes to make

Chronic Illness and Coronavirus

I’ve spent much of this week in tears or on the verge of crying, anxious and tired. I’ve stayed up all night because of anxiety and seizures and have slowly felt myself slipping away. All because I had an EEG in one of the hospitals in my area that holds Covid patients. The reality of