If Andy Warhol was right, I’ve used up my 15 minutes of fame.
That’s how long it took for me to read this article “Working While Chronically Ill” , forward it to my family and take a breath to revel in the press!   It’s in the “Shifting Careers” column of the […]

Several emails asked me to post a picture from my trip to Argentina. This was Iguazu Falls. Impressed that a sign indicated wheelchair accessibility — but disappointed no rating for “people with bad balance that gets worse in intense heat!” But we know that chronic illness symptoms […]

I recently discovered the website, celebrating uc success where I read about Joshua Reineke who is doing remarkable things — while living with a chronic illness, ulcerative colitis (UC) . I wrote Josh and asked him if I could interview him so you could hear his story.
By the way, Josh is a […]

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I sat down to write my usual post — about chronic illness, career, issues that move me.   But,  I’m distracted by my  “to do” list:  Work (did I email […]

What do you do when you see “it” coming: Continue to push too hard and you could bring on an “attack” or a “flare” — but your team or client is relying on you to keep going?  Ring any bells?
My client, P, lives with some […]

New research says that you can live to 100 even with chronic illness.  I saw this on the blog,  Daily Health Net  - posted by David.   This is the research quoted:
“For the study, Boston University researchers did phone interviews and health assessments of more than 500 women and 200 men who had reached 100. […]

But don’t be fooled. It’s not as sweet as it looks.
Do you day dream about quitting your jobso you’re not always torn in 10 directions from the pressures of personal commitments, work demands and a sick body? Are you always behind — feeling you’ve never done enough — because of […]

I wish I had a dollar bill (remember when it was a nickle?) for every time I get asked about FMLA (the Family Medical Leave Act). People with chronic illness  turn to this “benefit” when  illness rears it’s ugly head. And, it can be a good option depending on some variables (such […]

A client who lives with MS told me that he wishes he was Clark Kent. With the slip of a cape, he’d become his real self: Superman! And then his left leg work wouldn’t drag, his right hand would grip properly and he’d walk to his car minus the cane.
No one would have […]

Everyone in New England (including my family) is watching the Patriots win again but I’m writing a blog.  I can’t get my Dad off my mind.
That’s because he’s lying in his hospital bed,  breathing through a tube and slowly dying.  This afternoon, he motioned for me to come closer so he could whisper a secret: […]