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The Subtleness of Spoonie Dads: Honoring Fathers in the Chronic Illness Community

The Subtleness of Spoonie Dads: Honoring Fathers in the Chronic Illness Community

Father's Day is coming up, and while social media is abuzz with photos of dads driving off at golf courses and firing up grills, there is a group of fathers whose stories rarely make the cut into these highlight reels....

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

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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Love Languages When Life Gets Hard: Real Talk About Care & Chronic Illness

Love Languages When Life Gets Hard: Real Talk About Care & Chronic Illness

A week ago Tuesday, I sat with my friend Emily at her kitchen table. She was having one of her better days—enough energy to sit up and chat while her coffee got cold—something that always happens now, she jokes. "You...

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BeWell IV Zip Hoodie - The Right Fit for Comfort during Treatments

BeWell IV Zip Hoodie - The Right Fit for Comfort during Treatments

Written by: Amanda Phillips Infusion treatments are never easy, physically and emotionally. Be it chemotherapy, dialysis, biologic infusions, or any other kind of medical intervention, comfort can make a big difference in long sessions. That is when the BeWell IV...

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