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Top 3 Tuesdays: Fellow Spoonies, tell me…

Welcome to the twenty-sixth day of the National Health Blog Post Month Challenge hosted by WEGO Health.  Every day during the month of November I will be writing a new blog post related to health and living with a chronic illness based on given prompts provided by WEGO Health. Today's prompt reads: Top 3 Tuesdays: List three questions you have for other patients. As I have yet to meet another patient with the same condition as myself, I have decided to ask questions that could...

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My Essentials for a Hospital Appointment…

  Welcome to the seventh day of the National Health Blog Post Month Challenge hosted by WEGO Health.  Every day during the month of November I will be writing a new blog post related to health and living with a chronic illness based upon given prompts provided by WEGO Health. Today's prompt reads: Mary Poppins Carpet Bag: Write about what's in your bag/purse/backpack every day and why! This prompts come on a day where I have a hospital appointment - this afternoon I have a...

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Hospital appointments met with relief or trepidation?

Well, have finally received my appointment to see a neurological consultant - all set for August 20th!!  After a long 28 weeks the appointment has come through, and all set for another hospital appointment.   [caption id="attachment_1734" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Hospital appointment finally![/caption]   It's funny though isn't it when symptoms associated with your chronic illness, such as pain, dizziness, headaches, and so on are getting worse; becoming so troublesome that there is nothing to do but to visit the doctor, and get the referral...

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HAWMC 2013 Day 23: “There’s an app for that!…”

    Welcome to the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge brought together by WEGO Health – a social network for all health activists.  Again, I am participating in the annual Writer’s Month Challenge in which I will be writing about my health activism and health condition based upon prompts given. Today’s prompt reads as follows: "I wish this gizmo could track my condition!"  Write about which device, application, program, etc, you wish helped to track your health  I have an iPhone, and there are an...

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Living with illness…is like using a revolving door…

Hello to all readers new and old Sorry that I have not been able to write a post sooner but life has been pretty hectic!  Lately, fatigue has been a constant feature in my life, so much so, that the hours that I have with my personal assistant has been extended over two days instead of using all the designated hours in the one day.  Added to that, is a new group that I have recently joined as well possibly being...

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