by Chronic Joy® | Jun 30, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Poems, Teens, Young Adults
The following is a poem I wrote a few years ago in the midst of a severe chronic illness. I still suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. One of the difficult aspects of living with a chronic illness is waking up every day and feeling the disappointment...
by Chronic Joy® | Jun 23, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Teens, Young Adults
Imagine every day organizing your schedule around what will minimize your pain. You wake up, take a shower, brush your teeth, put on deodorant then plan your schedule around activities that you know will exacerbate your chronic pain. How miserable does that sound!...
by Chronic Joy® | Jun 19, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Parenting, Story
It’s easy to get caught up in the pain and emotions that come with the bad days. They’re overwhelming. But what I’ve learned while dealing with a chronic illness is that you’ve got to appreciate the good days. You have to make the good days count. I was...
by Chronic Joy® | Jun 16, 2017 | Chronic Illness
Today is a pain day. Every once in awhile, they creep up. The pain is severe and uncontrollable and obviously, unwelcome. I have had people ask me why God doesn’t heal me. I’ve had people ask me if I have even asked for healing. I have had people ask me if I believe...
by Chronic Joy® | Jun 12, 2017 | Depression, Mental Illness
DEPRESSION ISN’T ALWAYS EASY TO UNDERSTAND, BUT WE CAN OFFER COMPANIONSHIP TO THOSE ADRIFT ON ITS TURBULENT WATERS. Six years ago, my sister, Rachel, drifted out to sea—not a body of water, but the dark depths of depression. Looking back, I shouldn’t have been...
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