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Resources for Affording Your Chronic Illness

We all know chronic illness is costly, but how costly? In 2020, Americans spent over 539 BILLION DOLLARS on medications. Every year,...

Surviving Medical Gaslighting

It’s no secret that chronic illness is accompanied by lots of medical trauma. Memories from emergency surgery, near-death experiences, or...

Cleaning and Chronic Illness

Author Madeline Shonka is 23 and has lupus and narcolepsy with cataplexy along with a large sprinkle of ADHD and OCD. People often...

What Co-Immunity Means to Me

Co-Immunity reached out to me in the depths of the pandemic. For those who are more able-bodied than me, you may not know the experience...

What's YOUR Story

When I meet someone new, I typically ask them, "what's your story?" I am often surprised by what follows. Some will spill their life...

Power of Perspective

There are blessings in living with a disease that could kill you at any given time. Perspective is a gift. Sure, it’s terrifying,...

Looking Death in the Face

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE Madeline: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young adults. Every hour and a...

10 Back to School Tips

School is stressful; school with a chronic illness is even more stressful. We all know that stress is the arch-nemesis of chronic...

Chronic Illness Tips for Starting Your Week

Ugh, Monday! In my opinion the first, and worst day of the work week. I am extremely routine orientated. Mondays are hard for me because...