welcome to stumble pup – my stumbles through life my tips + tricks for thriving with chronic illness Hey guys! If you’re new here, welcome. I’m Bri and I created Stumble Pup. This blog was created to provide some support or even just a laugh in the tricky world I live in. Autoimmune Diseases, like… Continue reading Welcome to Stumble Pup
Mental health is such a hot topic for people living with chronic illness. Just do a quick google search, and you will see what I mean. It’s one of the first things that came up in my neurology intake appointment after I described my physical symptoms. Because it’s something I struggled with long before my… Continue reading Mental Health and Chronic Illness
I’ve been diagnosed with MS for five years, and been on a DMT for that same length of time. It feels incredible, and completely normal, all at the same time. In the last four years, I’ve injected myself with Rebif a little over 500 times. 500 nights of drinking tons of water, making sure I… Continue reading Rebif – 4 Years Later
These 10 bible verses for hope and healing have a lot to do with this post. In it, I talked about my two new jobs. In one, I am a Program Director for a small social services agency. The other, I am Parish Administrator for an Episcopal Church. These positions are funded by religious organizations,… Continue reading 10 Bible Verses for Hope & Healing
How has it already been five years? I remember half walking, half dragging the numb side of my body into the hospital in 2018. The day before my husband’s 30th birthday, incidentally. After a month of dealing with steadily worsening numbness, fatigue, and pain, amongst many other troubling symptoms. I knew what was going on,… Continue reading 5 Years with Multiple Sclerosis
Traveling. Believe it or not, this was one of my biggest thoughts in the first few months after my MS diagnosis. I know, I know… there are tons of other things I could have, and probably should have, had on my priority list when I was fresh on this chronic illness journey. Being able to… Continue reading Traveling with Chronic Illness
Officially, I’ve been living marriage with a chronic illness for five years. That doesn’t really capture the magnitude of issues my chronic illnesses have caused over the 12 years we’ve lived together. I’ve lived with my husband since I was 18. If you know a little about my journey to getting diagnosed, I first noticed… Continue reading Marriage with Chronic Illness
I’ve been doing Physical Therapy exercises for my MS since 2018, and hEDS since 2020. That’s when I finally saw a Physical Therapist. My Neurologist prescribed one round of PT, and my Rheumatologist another. I originally went because of the weakness and foot drop I was dealing with after I got my MS diagnosis. There… Continue reading Physical Therapy for MS and hEDS
Well hello there…long time, no talk….or type? Not sure how to phrase that, but you get the gist, I’m sure. I’ve taken a long break from this blog, for various reasons, most of which are mundane and not worth mentioning. Some, however, took my full attention, and for good reason. When I last left off… Continue reading Welcome Back
Grieving is a difficult process, no matter what you’ve lost. I’ve posted tips on dealing with grief after losing a loved one before after my grandmother passed away. Today, I’m discussing something a little different – ways to deal when you’re grieving your old life. Although it’s guided my personal perspective, this is not a… Continue reading Grieving Your Old Life
Today, I’m talking about my Disease Modifier – Rebif. An Interferon injection I give myself 3 times a week; if you’ve been here for awhile, you know I’ve been on it for two years now. If anyone’s counting, that adds up to 312 times that I’ve injected in the last couple years. The last time… Continue reading Two Years on Rebif
