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
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
So I’ve had this odd habit of popping my hip in and out since I was a kid…anytime I was standing still, I could feel this little bone popping in and out of place when I moved just right. Little did I know, this quirky subluxation would end up helping my doctors finally diagnose my… Continue reading What is EDS?
The summer is absolutely flying by, like the rest of the year has. Since March, I’ve found myself in a lot of different places I never expected to be. I definitely never thought I’d be living through a pandemic, or potentially the biggest civil rights movement America has ever seen. Yet, here we are. For… Continue reading Silence is Complicity – Resources for White Allies
Last week, I was lucky enough to have a blog post featured on the Overcoming MS blog. When I started the protocol, I can wholeheartedly assure you, I never expected to be able to give it a voice. If you’ve been reading Stumble Pup, you know I’ve posted about the Overcoming MS protocol before. I’ve… Continue reading Overcoming MS Blog Post
The holidays just about whooped me to the point that I’m just now feeling fully recovered, y’all. It was relatively low key, and very very enjoyable. But, I was around A LOT of people I typically am not, and i also work in retail, so I was absolutely covered in germs. Nothing a little r&r… Continue reading Juggling Multiple Diagnoses
