The Storms of Chronic Illness I lay in my double bed, the bed I had lived in for the past year and a half, and quietly watched the rain outside my bedroom window. For the last 24 hours, it had been pouring hard - so much rain, so many dark clouds. Usually the view outside my window is...
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” (Proverbs 31:25 NIV) I read the verse and my heart twinged. Chronic illness made every single part of that verse feel like it could never apply to me. Strength? Nope. Dignity? Nope. ...
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 much more fun explanation...
I’ve never been one to handle pain very well.Papercut? I’ll cry like a baby.Stubbed toe? I’ll whine about it.Sore throat? I’ll sulk in bed until it goes away.But even though my reaction to pain can be ridiculous at times, there is one pain I’ve had to learn to live with since I was...
At first, I was numb. Illness has broken my heart so many times already that I didn’t react.Time. Normalcy. Abilities. Naivety. Innocence. Freedom. Dignity. Ease. School. Home. Relationships.Illness has stolen and broken so much, so deeply that my emotions no longer registered the newest blows....
