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Monday, August 27, 2012
Google Symptoms For Diagnosis
Have you ever wondered if the doctor goes out of the room, type your symptoms into Google, and then comes up with a diagnosis? I'm sure those of us who have autoimmune diseases relate, at some level, with the woman in the picture. This is especially true for those of us with rare autoimmune diseases such as Mixed Connective Tissue Disease or Sjogren's, etc.
I found the cartoon on blog about Fibromyaglia. I didn't stop to read it but it looked interesting. If someone with Fibromyaglia decides to check out the site, please let me know what you think of it.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Chronic Problems of the Heart
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
It was a long hard and frustrating week. I usually don't resort to Xanax for anxiety or for sleep; however, this week was different. It even had me questioning whether I should have dropped an antidepressant med (Yes, I did it with a doctor's permission). But this week was crazy making. In case you missed this on my blog that talks about my life, illnesses, creativity, and hopefully soon my service dog here is part of my latest post:
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Monday, August 13, 2012
What doesn't kill me...
I came across the quote, "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger" in college.
It was by Nietzsche.When I found this on a someone's blog I had to laugh.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
The Exploding Head Trick
What a typical migraine sufferer feels like:
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This is from a great site that sells humorous cards for those that are ill called http://sickhumor.com/. This is an example of one of their cards.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
The Chronically Silly Olympic Games 2012
I found this over at the ChronicallySilly.com. They posted this back in 2010 so I made ever so minor adaption for this blog. I hope you find it as funny as I do.
2010 CHRONICLYsILLy OLYMPIC GAMES!
Good Morning!
I have been planning an event of epic
proportions, that shall forever change
the way the world perceives Chronic
Illnesses...(Drumroll please)....it's the
2012 CHRONICLYsILLy CHRONIC
ILLNESS OLYMPIC GAMES (the
Athletes are gathering from all stretches of the globe to team up
proportions, that shall forever change
the way the world perceives Chronic
Illnesses...(Drumroll please)....it's the
2012 CHRONICLYsILLy CHRONIC
ILLNESS OLYMPIC GAMES (the
very first Olympics geared towards
those of you that are Chronically Ill).
those of you that are Chronically Ill).
Athletes are gathering from all stretches of the globe to team up
and suit up for their cause. So I encourage you to come on down and
join your team, the teams competing in this year's games include but
are not limited to: Team Lupus, Team Sjogies, Team M.S, Team
Fibromyalgia, Team Diabetes, Team Celiacs, and Team Rheumatoid
Arthritis! ...
All teams uniforms/
warm-ups will be fully
warm-ups will be fully
equip with the latest
in sports technology,
in sports technology,
and a variety of
wonderful features,
including a pill pocket,
located on the inside
wonderful features,
including a pill pocket,
located on the inside
of the warm-up jacket
(for your convienence
throughout the games),
and a hydration pump
that runs from a small
(for your convienence
throughout the games),
and a hydration pump
that runs from a small
pouch on the inside
back of the warm-up
jacket so that even the driest of mouths can stay
hydrated (that's right all your Sjogies, and sufferers of dry mouth, this
feature's for you!). Each uniform/warm-up will also include the awareness
ribbon of their cause, and their team name located down the pant leg (as
well as your name/nickname embroidered under your awareness symbol
over your heart!)
back of the warm-up
jacket so that even the driest of mouths can stay
hydrated (that's right all your Sjogies, and sufferers of dry mouth, this
feature's for you!). Each uniform/warm-up will also include the awareness
ribbon of their cause, and their team name located down the pant leg (as
well as your name/nickname embroidered under your awareness symbol
over your heart!)
So now that your arriving at the 2012
CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic Games in style,
I'll give you a brief tour of the Coliseum,
where most of the events will be held
(although there are a few others scattered
across the OlympicVillage). The
CHRONICLYsILLy Castle-bounce Coliseum
(Yes, for those of you that didn't put two
and two together from the name"
Castle-bounce Coliseum", or the picture,
it is, in fact,a Castle-bounce, and for any of you that know me, you
know that I have an unhealthy obsession with them!) Unfortunately,
for safety reasons,we could not get permission to light the Olympic
torch inside the Coliseum (something about a fire hazzard... BLAH
BLAH BLAH...) so we will kick off our 2012 CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic
Games by cutting a ribbon that will allow us access into the Coliseum
for the first time since it's construction/blowing up (a few hours prior to
the start of the games!)...
CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic Games in style,
I'll give you a brief tour of the Coliseum,
where most of the events will be held
(although there are a few others scattered
across the OlympicVillage). The
CHRONICLYsILLy Castle-bounce Coliseum
(Yes, for those of you that didn't put two
and two together from the name"
Castle-bounce Coliseum", or the picture,
it is, in fact,a Castle-bounce, and for any of you that know me, you
know that I have an unhealthy obsession with them!) Unfortunately,
for safety reasons,we could not get permission to light the Olympic
torch inside the Coliseum (something about a fire hazzard... BLAH
BLAH BLAH...) so we will kick off our 2012 CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic
Games by cutting a ribbon that will allow us access into the Coliseum
for the first time since it's construction/blowing up (a few hours prior to
the start of the games!)...
Now that we've kicked off the games, without further Adieu...I'd like to
proudly present you with the: Official 2012 CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic
Games Events List:
proudly present you with the: Official 2012 CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic
Games Events List:
Wrestling:
*Sjogie Island Sumo Wrestling (in what we will refer to as steroid suits! and
for those of you unfamiliar with the sport, it originated in the driest part of
the Sjogie Islands Sand dunes desert, thousands of years ago, and is an
ancient practice that is highly respected among the Sjogies!) WOW!
doesn't that look like fun!
for those of you unfamiliar with the sport, it originated in the driest part of
the Sjogie Islands Sand dunes desert, thousands of years ago, and is an
ancient practice that is highly respected among the Sjogies!) WOW!
doesn't that look like fun!
Relays:
*Rheumatoid Arthritis Prescription filling races: (distances include)
*1 month Supply
* 3 month Supply
* Long Distance: 2 prescriptions by 3 month supply (for all you
overachievers out there)
overachievers out there)
* 4 man Multiple Sclerosis Pill Popping Relay: (for those of you unfamiliar
with this event, your team of four line up with their own designate
with this event, your team of four line up with their own designate
"d" pills, each team member that is first in the line, must take their pills as
fast as they can, go get a fresh water glass, fill up, and bring it back to their
teammate who is next in line, the first team to finish all of their pills, wins!)
fast as they can, go get a fresh water glass, fill up, and bring it back to their
teammate who is next in line, the first team to finish all of their pills, wins!)
*Lupie Laps:(4 man relay race, each member of the relay team must
walk a lfull ap around the CHRONICLYsILLy Castle-Bounce Coliseum,
when the return to the beginning of their lap, they high five their teammate
who then does their lap, and so on and so forth, until all four team members
have done their lap, the fast time wins!-and please, no running, yes it is a
race, but we do not need any heroes tripping and breaking a hip because
they have low bone density...)
walk a lfull ap around the CHRONICLYsILLy Castle-Bounce Coliseum,
when the return to the beginning of their lap, they high five their teammate
who then does their lap, and so on and so forth, until all four team members
have done their lap, the fast time wins!-and please, no running, yes it is a
race, but we do not need any heroes tripping and breaking a hip because
they have low bone density...)
Boxing:
*ROCKEM' SOCKEM' Celiac Boxing Tournament( did you really think we
would havereal boxing at the CHRONIC IllNESS games, come on, we're
here to have fun, getting socked in the face and knocked unconscious
doesn't sound like much fun to me, and if my platelets happen to be low,
forget about it!)
would havereal boxing at the CHRONIC IllNESS games, come on, we're
here to have fun, getting socked in the face and knocked unconscious
doesn't sound like much fun to me, and if my platelets happen to be low,
forget about it!)
Fencing:
* Fibromyalgia Fencing (no worries folks, we are using styrofoam swords,
there will be no thin metal daggers being jabbed around at the
CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic games...)
there will be no thin metal daggers being jabbed around at the
CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic games...)
This concludes our events list for the first ever 2012 CHRONICLYsILLy
Olympic Games. So gather your teams/friends and anyone else with a
Chronic Illness, and come on down to sign up and partake in a piece of
history (and don't worry, the games are held over the course of a single
weekend, because lets be honest, how many Chronically Ill individuals
have EXTRA sick days lying around... Besides, I don't think your boss
would be too thrilled when your excuse for missing work was in the form
of a note from the head of the CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic Board, excusing
you from your job because you were partaking in Sjogie Island Sumo
Wrestling and Rockem' Sockem' Celiac Boxing!) On that note, all of this
planning and event coordinating has left me dragging, and I can almost
see the bottom of my oversized coffee mug (I'm not kidding, it's a solid 20-
ounce coffee mug...) which to me, indicates only one thing, it is time for a
refill...So I will leave all of you (civilians and CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic
athletes) with our daily Jolt-of-Java:
Olympic Games. So gather your teams/friends and anyone else with a
Chronic Illness, and come on down to sign up and partake in a piece of
history (and don't worry, the games are held over the course of a single
weekend, because lets be honest, how many Chronically Ill individuals
have EXTRA sick days lying around... Besides, I don't think your boss
would be too thrilled when your excuse for missing work was in the form
of a note from the head of the CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic Board, excusing
you from your job because you were partaking in Sjogie Island Sumo
Wrestling and Rockem' Sockem' Celiac Boxing!) On that note, all of this
planning and event coordinating has left me dragging, and I can almost
see the bottom of my oversized coffee mug (I'm not kidding, it's a solid 20-
ounce coffee mug...) which to me, indicates only one thing, it is time for a
refill...So I will leave all of you (civilians and CHRONICLYsILLy Olympic
athletes) with our daily Jolt-of-Java:
Jolt-of-Java: "Risk more than others think is safe, Care more than others
think is wise, Dream more than others think is practical, and expect more
than others thin is possible...Be the change you want to see in the world..."
-Adapation from Claude T. Bissell
think is wise, Dream more than others think is practical, and expect more
than others thin is possible...Be the change you want to see in the world..."
-Adapation from Claude T. Bissell
Friday, August 3, 2012
Oh My Aching Back
EH TU BRUTE- The Javelin throwing in the Olympics
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut (true story)
source Clueless: The sales representative couldn't figure out why we didn't want to wear these on the psychiatric unit! |
FYI- Cartoon posted over on http://artfulabilities.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Moses Against Phelps at the Oympics
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Now with Moses you can't tell me with all the walking all over the desert his joints weren't killing him, right? Plus he was probably suffering from dehydration and all those complaining Israelites would be enough to give him a pain in the neck and a migraine to boot. And to think he heard the voice of God, most would think he was mentally ill (Ok, he wasn't mentally ill. He did hear God's voice). Oh well, I have stretch this as much as I can to have this fit into the One Sick Chick mindset but I thought it was funny so it got posted.
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