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Creating a Truly Inclusive Holiday Gathering

Again, the holiday season comes around, bringing with it the never-ending invitations to gatherings. But you, as the host this year, have the power to provide the space for those living with a chronic illness to actually be a part...

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15 Ways to Infuse the Magic of Christmas into a Life Behind Hospital Walls

Christmas can be a very difficult holiday to bear if someone you love has to spend it in a hospital room by your side. The sights, sounds, and scents that would normally accompany this holiday are replaced by sounds of...

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Rethinking Christmas Cookies: A Time When Your Body Doesn’t Tolerate Them Like it Used To

One of the ways in which I was brought up to celebrate Christmas was through Christmas cookies. One of the Christmas traditions that I look back on now that I cherish is my mom making what we used to colloquially...

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This Holiday Season, It’s Okay

The holidays come with this implicit to-do list that never was actually written out for you but which it seems you are expected to be in compliance with anyway. You are expected to go to all the parties. You are...

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Save Your Spoons in December

inThere’s a type of magic that comes with the month of December. The lights turn on earlier, the traditions come back, and there’s just this unspoken need to mean it. But for many, especially those dealing with chronic illnesses, loved...

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Why Night Driving Gets Harder When You're Chronically Ill - Especially After the Time Change

Most people hardly even notice the November time change when clocks fall back, and the sun begins to disappear well before dinner. For those suffering from chronic illness, autoimmune conditions, or cancer treatment, however, the change ushers in a lot...

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Why the End of Daylight Saving Time Hits Harder with Chronic Illness

Every year, people rejoice at having an "extra hour" of sleep when the clocks turn back in late November, but if you have a chronic illness (or pets or kids), that hour doesn't feel like a gift, it’s as if...

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Pets & Chronic Illness: Companionship, Care, and What to Consider

Why pets matter when you're chronically ill A chronic illness can be a singularly lonely experience; dealing with cancer treatment, even more so. Between long days at home, symptom flares, and mental health struggles, so many of us deeply ache...

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2025 Holiday Gift Guide: 25 Thoughtful Gift Ideas for those with Chronic Illness

The holiday season is the best time to extend appreciation and give support to one's loved ones, particularly those who are burdened by a chronic illness. The best gifts you could offer them are things they can use to keep...

A women who is a caregiver to a man, having a conversation at sunrise at a kitchen table.

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National Family Caregivers Month: Honoring the Ones Who Show Up

November is National Family Caregivers Month, but if I'm being honest, that feels both incredibly important and somehow not nearly enough. How do you fit recognition for people who give everything, literally every single day, into just thirty days? If...

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Spoonie-Approved Goodies for Your Cauldron

Once you have chronic illness, the caring for yourself becomes your daily routine. The things that make life easier, warmth, cleanliness, softness, hydration are definitely worth being celebrated. Although these things aren't glamorous, they are very grounding. They help us...

Women looking at a bottle of lotion in her bathroom. It is fall outside.

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Psoriasis and the Cold: Why Fall & Winter Are Flare Seasons

If you live with psoriasis, you can almost feel the change coming before the weather app confirms it. The air dries out. The wind picks up. The heater turns on, and suddenly, your skin feels like it’s fighting against you...

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