Editor’s Note: Ooh typing out editor’s note makes this seem very fancy. May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month, so I asked my followers what topics they wanted me to discuss about EDS or chronic illness/disability. A bunch of people asked me to write about how to be a good friend to someone who has EDS […] Read more…
I’m Ardra and I write Tripping on Air, a lippy blog about my life with multiple sclerosis (MS). People tell me it’s funny and I believe them because I’m an egomaniac. Lisa asked me to write a guest post about why I write with humour, about something so effing awful. Lisa is lazy or she […] Read more…
She takes the final, belaboured step down from her front door to the snow-covered sidewalk and pauses for a moment, one unsteady hand hovering just above the wooden handrail, waiting for her equilibrium to catch up. From inside my car, I watch the unintentional pantomime, waiting for her eye contact to assure me she’s going […] Read more…
The following piece was submitted by the magnificent Katie Phillips: If I woke up tomorrow and saw a baby in my bed I’d be beyond freaked. How did that baby get there? Whose baby is this and how do I return it? Is this some kind of weird reverse Godfather thing? After a few minutes of […] Read more…
Making the most of the holiday season, to ensure the happiest, healthiest holiday possible for your family. A Guest Post by Julie Brocklehurst from Tiptoeing Through. There is a natural desire to pass family traditions down to the next generation, and I always thought I would do that… until my son, Brennen came along, rocked […] Read more…
Nothing says the holidays to me like music, movies and books. While everyone is caught up in getting ready to celebrate, these are the three ways that I take a much needed break and unwind from the holiday chaos. It’s important to rest, but resting doesn’t necessarily have to mean sleeping. Curling up with a […] Read more…
Contributed by: Clare Bustin Buffet. Potluck. Dinner at a friends. Cocktail party. Banquet. Work party. All of these sound like fun social events, right? Well, not so much if you celiac disease. You may be able to get by through January to November having to face only a few of these daunting occasions, but once […] Read more…
Contributed by Fibro Geek: Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. It’s a bit of time out to spend with your loved ones and it’s the one day of the year where everyone practices gratitude. Not to mention the amazingness that is Christmas dinner! The downside is that the run up can be a […] Read more…
I love Christmas. I love the holiday season in general. For me it is a time to get together with loved ones, sing catchy off-tune jingles, eat way too much chocolate, play board games, curl up by the log fire channel on my television, go outside to build snow men and go sledding long enough […] Read more…