my stumbles through life with ms
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…
I wish I had some upbeat, informational post to share with you today. I wanted to do a post on EDS, ableism in the chronic illness community, and others this month…I still hope to get another one out, but, we’ll see. So why am I here? Just to say –…
This will be the first of a few posts this month. I’ve finally finished up a hectic semester amidst new, distracting circumstances. I wasn’t planning on doing a post dedicated entirely to the COVID-19 pandemic; I think you probably see quite enough of it in your news feed as it…
Like a lot of the rest of the world right now, I’m practicing social distancing. Being stuck in the house is nothing new for me, or a lot of the chronic illness community. Feeling well and isolating is new for me, though. As such, I’m finding new things to keep…
Since I started the Fall semester last year, you may have noticed a decline in the amount I’m posting here on StumblePup – you would have noticed correctly if so. I’m not going to even try to front; I have been absolutely, positively slammed since I started school started up…
If you’ve been reading Stumble Pup for awhile, you know I’m very passionate about mental health awareness. I’ve previously talked about how depression is associated with MS, and covered how I personally deal with it here. I’ve also talked about how therapy helps with my anxiety and dealing with trauma.…
Now that Halloween has passed, and we’re well into November – I’m beginning to notice around me everything holidays. The store shelves have been wiped of all things spooky; replaced with shimmery tinsel, shiny ornaments, and a couple of tree toppers for good measure. All the trees have changed colors,…
The last month has really flown by for me – how is it already October?! Where did the time go? Oh yeah, it all went to recovering from pneumonia, getting through school, and starting back at work. I’m not complaining; I’m just exhausted. I posted a couple weeks ago about…
I’m currently in my second year at college, pursuing a degree in Social Work, and eventually hope to get my Masters, too. I’m also a year and a half deep into a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Learning to manage the many hats that come along with those two titles has been…
This coming Monday, September 23rd, is the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. What exactly is this, what does it mean, and why am I bringing it up on a chronic illness blog? The September equinox is when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Day and…