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Inspiration

Call for Submissions: Patients for a Moment Blog Carnival

Help, I need somebody,
Help, not just anybody,
Help, you know I need someone, help.
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody’s help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured,
Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I’m feeling [...]

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Blog Love: ChronicBabe’s Carnival Debut

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I’m excited about ChronicBabe’s first carnival themed I can bring home the bacon! Thoughts on work and chronic illness. I hope that the brilliant posts in the carnival help people to understand what a double-whammy it is to be a chronic babe in the workplace. In addition to glass ceilings, difficult choices between family and [...]

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Who is Your Self-Care Role Model?

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Taking care of yourself is easier to do if you have good examples to follow. Religions have saints and holy figures to set examples to lay people, students have professors to look up to, and athletes have olympians and coaches to encourage them on.
But as someone with pain, it is very easy to feel alone [...]

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