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 thinking back on 2018. As someone with a chronic illness that gets a little worse each year, 2018 obviously had a high number of sick days for me. A lot of chronically ill people call these sick days the “bad days” and the days when they are feeling less symptomatic the “good days.” I […] 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…
I recently went on a deep undercover assignment for my blog. My goal was to infiltrate a local Dungeons & Dragons group and make them believe I could be one of them, just for one night, so that I could write about the shenanigans that are role playing games. I wanted to try something new […] Read more…
Hello internet friends how are you? I am fine. Thanks for asking. The weather is cold. Is it cold where you are? No? I’m jealous. Or yes? I understand your pain. Did you do something different with your hair today? Yes, you got it cut? Cool! Or no? same as always? Well sue me but […] Read more…