by Chronic Joy® | Mar 31, 2020 | Chronic illness, Teens, Young Adults
The Superpowers We (Unintentionally) Gain from Chronic Illness Just for fun, I thought I’d write about the “superpowers” we (unintentionally) gain when we develop chronic health conditions. My massage therapist and I joke that I fight crime in my sleep. It’s a...
by Chronic Joy® | Mar 23, 2020 | Chronic illness
My Wife Linda Rushed Home from Haiti I thought I had the stomach flu. But after 3 days of intense abdominal cramps, I called 911 and went to the ER. The next several days were filled with pain and fear as they tried to help my colon heal with antibiotics. My...
by Chronic Joy® | Mar 15, 2020 | Anxiety, Bettie Gilbert, Chronic illness, Prayer
Anxiety and Shame in Chronic Illness The day was sunny and beautiful as we drove into the parking lot, but I did not feel much beauty in my heart. In fact, sudden tears rose unbidden to the surface as the medical center came into view. I had been to this same...
by Chronic Joy® | Feb 16, 2020 | Chronic illness, Fibromyalgia
Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia I’m convinced the princess didn’t feel the pea under that stack of mattresses because she had some princess “spidey” skills or keen princess detection abilities, but because she had Fibromyalgia. She wouldn’t have been...
by Chronic Joy® | Feb 4, 2020 | Chronic illness
Renewing My Faith Every year the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress is my way to renew my faith. As I travelled there in March of 2018, I felt concerned that my family and I tended to focus on the bad things happening each day. While I had established a...
by Chronic Joy® | Jan 28, 2020 | Chronic illness, Parenting, Shelly Esser
Walking Through Your Child’s Chronic Illness with Hope “Mom, my back hurts,” my 11-year-old Anna complained. “Did anything happen to cause the pain?” I asked. “No,” she said. Time went on and things seemed to be fine again, so I didn’t think twice...
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