by Chronic Joy Ministry | Oct 18, 2018 | Chronic illness
Last Resort Two years ago I agreed … actually sought out … to have a surgery that I had always considered as a “last resort.” However, my health had reached a point where it now sounded like a dream. Since my second spine surgery in 1995, I had lived with severe...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Oct 2, 2018 | Chronic illness
I was recently the victim of identify theft. No, not through an online transaction or a lost checkbook. The unlikely location for identity theft was the high school guidance counselor’s office. My son, a rising tenth grader, and I visited the high school for a...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Sep 19, 2018 | Caregivers, Children, Chronic illness, Parenting
A Letter to the Parents Who are Chronically Ill – You are Not a Failure My mum has a chronic illness. She’s been sick for as long as I can remember. Mum, this letter is for you. Dear Parent with a Chronic Illness, You don’t have to say it aloud. I’ve read it in...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Sep 16, 2018 | Caregivers, Children, Chronic illness
Anyone suffering with chronic pain knows that though they would be done with it in a heartbeat, there are nevertheless many treasures to be found because of it. One of the most significant works of grace God has been doing in me on this journey through chronic pain is...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Sep 10, 2018 | Caregivers, Chronic illness, Leaders, Mental Illness, Parenting
Depression that leads to suicide isn’t just the plight of the financially-strapped, unemployed provider of a household, or the teen who’s tormented by bullies, or the retiree who’s weary of declining energy and escalating physical pain. Just ask the friends of Kate...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Aug 29, 2018 | Chronic illness, StepRepPray
Do Not Despise These Small Beginnings In late November, just shy of my 52nd birthday, I spiraled into a serious migraine flare, which left me with some challenging new symptoms – significant weakness in my left leg and tremor in my legs, arms, hands, core, lips, jaws,...
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