Post Diagnosis: Learning to Live With Your Assassin
By Sarah Birdsong Mere weeks after Hurricane Irma raged her way through Atlanta in the month of September, 2017, I sat on the patient bed of my local gastroenterologist. The …
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Link Roundup: February 15th, 2019
Hi all! It’s Jay. I do a link roundup (almost) every Friday. If you encounter a link you think I might want to share, please tweet it at me or Chronically Lit. Since …
Read More Link Roundup: November 30th, 2018
Hi all! It’s Jay. I do a link roundup (almost) every Friday. If you encounter a link you think I might want to share, please tweet it at me or Chronically Lit. Academics, …
Read More Link Roundup: October 21st, 2018
I have #multiplesclerosis . I am in an exacerbation. By the grace of the lord, and will power and the understanding producers at Netflix , I have a job. A wonderful job. …
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Two Paintings by Sarah Bigham
Both Medica Veritate and Thunder II are made from watercolors and dissolved dietary supplements. Sarah Bigham teaches, writes, and paints in Maryland where she lives with her kind chemist wife, …
Read More Link Roundup: September 7th, 2018
Hi all! It’s Jay. I do a link roundup every Friday and this is the seventh one. If you encounter a link you think I might want to share, please …
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Expectation vs. Reality
By Evelyn Benvie Artist statement: From my experience, when you have a chronic illness, everyone around you expects you to still just press on. Be the good little engine that could, …
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In Conversation: Exercising with Chronic Illness
Jay: I recently wrote an essay about exercising with chronic illness for MTV Fit and that led to us talking about the topic. The basic issue I face is that …
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Link Roundup: August 3rd, 2018
Hi all! It’s Jay. I plan on doing a link roundup every Friday and this is the second one. If you encounter a link you think I might want to …
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In Conversation: Starting Chronically Lit
Every month or so, Editors Jay and Annalise are going to have a Chronically Lit “In Conversation” about something related to chronic illness or the site. In this first “In …
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