Tag: chronic illness

A Letter to Doctors

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This letter has been on my mind and my heart for over ten years now. It is not an easy letter to write, and it may not be an easy letter for doctors to read, but I hope it’s an encouragement for all who do read it. I’m grateful for the men and women who … Continue reading A Letter to Doctors

Send ‘Em Packing!

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“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Proverbs 15:22) I love to go on vacation, but I hate the packing that precedes it. It was the Thursday prior to our annual beach vacation. Scurrying from room to room, I realized so many items were only partially packed and there were … Continue reading Send ‘Em Packing!

The Confusion of Chronic Illness

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“They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble” (Jeremiah 31:9). The fatigue and squeezing feeling around my heart had now been there for two weeks. So the questions began. Should I call my … Continue reading The Confusion of Chronic Illness

The Phantom of the Illness

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“For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living” (Psalm 116: 8-9). My husband calls them phantoms. No, not “Phantom of the Opera.” The dictionary defines phantom as “a nonexistent person or thing, something elusive.” … Continue reading The Phantom of the Illness

30 Things About My Invisible Illness

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30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know 1. The illness I live with is: Ulcerative Colitis, Endometriosis, Late Stage Lyme Disease 2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: 1982, 1987, 2007 3. But I had symptoms since: same year as diagnosed for first 2; who knows for last one? 4. … Continue reading 30 Things About My Invisible Illness