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Back-to-School & the ADA: Know Your Child's Rights (and Reduce Stress)

Ill back-to-school? Learn about your child's ADA rights and 10 reasonable accommodations that make school less stressful and safer

Flat lay of a planner, writing utensils, medications, pill holders and a water bottle. This depicts back to school for chronically ill.

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Back-to-School Preparation When You're Chronically Ill

Back-to-school preparation with chronic illness? These are some tips to reduce stress, organize medication, and prepare school or college essentials.

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Beyond Visibility: Reframing Wellness Through the Prism of Disability Pride

Disability Pride Month is in July, and visibility is vital, but I just can't stop thinking about something more. What if we're not just asking to be included in wellness conversations—what if we're actually pioneering them? After decades of navigating...

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Freedom to Live Full: Adaptive Clothing Provides Independence for All

What Freedom Truly Is When You're Fighting Your Body Every Day July rolls around, and everyone is talking about freedom and independence. Reminds me of my own conception of freedom—which really has nothing to do with fireworks or parades. It's...

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Summer Holidays & Chronic Illness: Pacing Yourself at Gatherings

The smell of grills firing up, the sound of coolers being stocked with ice, and suddenly everyone's planning their three-day weekend. Memorial Day is right around the bend, bringing with it the unofficial start of summer and its backyard barbecues...

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Chronic Illness and Earth Month: Eco-Friendly Habits That Don't Burn Spoons

So it's Earth Month again, and my social media is flooded with people showing off their perfect zero-waste lifestyles, homemade cleaning products, and backyard compost bins. Meanwhile, I'm staring at the mountain of pill bottles, blister packs, and medical waste...

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Redefining Easter Holidays with Chronic Disease: Celebration Without the Energy Drain

The pastel bunnies intrude, supermarkets are filled to the brim with egg-dying kits, and social media feeds are saturated with pristine family Easter schedules. And we, with chronic illness, quietly tallying the energy cost of every tradition and attempting to...

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IBS in Public: 10 Real-Life Hacks for Managing Symptoms on the Go

There's having IBS at home - and having IBS out and about. Two very different problems. At home, you know where the bathroom is. You've got your heating pad, your comfort foods, and no one questioning why you've been in...

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It's Heating Up Outside, and Still Freezing Inside: The Importance of Adaptive Clothing Throughout the Year

Finally, spring. Everyone is casting off coats, soaking up rays, and storing away winter apparel. Everyone but us people with chronic illness, that is. We are smarter. We are aware that no matter what the weather app says, we still...

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Reflecting on International Women's Day: Honoring Women with Chronic Illness

International Women's Day, marked every year on March 8th, offers a time to commemorate gains achieved by women and look back on work still to be done. It's a day to recognize strength in every sense – including the amazing...

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Why Rare Disease Awareness Matters: How It Benefits the Whole Chronic Illness Community

I'll never forget the day my doctor finally put a name to what was happening to my body. After years of being told it was "just constipation/gas" or "all in my head," having a diagnosis – even not a rare...

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A Spoonie's Guide to January: Real Talk About Surviving the New Year

Hey friends! Let's talk about January. You know that overwhelming feeling when everyone's bouncing around with "new year, new me" energy while you're just trying to figure out how to get through your basic daily tasks? Yeah, me too. I've...

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