illness
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Illness is a kind of winter…
Illness is a kind of winter. It strips the green, leaving only the bare, peeling branches of your life; but it opens the sky. The view widens. It is a new season, only that. You know it will get colder. You know ice is coming. You retreat indoors; inside. Reading MFK Fisher, I see that… Continue reading
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What Is Your Day Job?
Another blog meme, from problogger. This one caught my eye, as I’ve been thinking quite a lot about my [lost] professional life. I’ve referred to myself as a workaholic, which is, I suppose, true — but that minimalizes me, and my work, in a way that I don’t feel is just. I was career-focused, and… Continue reading
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Abide
I’ve posted a new article at Abide: Illness Etiquette II: How to visit a sick friend. I promised this quite some time ago, and the current Probloggers How To group writing project gave me the push I needed to finish it. But it wore me out — so don’t look for anything here until tomorrow. Continue reading
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CFIDS/ME & Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Today is International CFIDS/ME & Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. I posted about this last year, and dutifully do so again. I am unhappily aware of these conditions every day, but most people aren’t — until they or someone they love falls down with it. Last night, Keith Olbermann made a little joke, not quoted here, but… Continue reading
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International ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
May 12 is International ME/ CFS/ Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. The day was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Resources and information: The National Fibromyalgia Association The CFIDS Association of America WebMD Fibromyalgia/CFIDS Health Center Chronic illness has been my enemy for several years. Now I am trying to make friends with it. The… Continue reading
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