Let’s face it. I’m an easy, cushioned target for nasty looks, weird questions and misguided innuendo. I’m a single mother of color living in a upper middle class neighborhood, with a chronic illness & disability who works from home & coaches little league. And although we have settled into the 21st…
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Musings Of A Chronically Ill Patient
Last night I found myself on the toilet for the 6th time due to stress, lack of sleep and a case of pouchitis. There was a scream caught in my throat. There was pride laying on my brain. Guilt weighing down my heart. I was wrestling with my emotions and…
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Giveaway for MomMe’s To Be
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The Return of Coach Mommy
“I had four kids and a business. I was a single mom. It was easier to have my kids participate in sports that were affiliated with school. I just didn’t have the time.” ~My mom. I watched my mom work hard as a single mom and because of her particular…
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Pain Management without the Pain Management
I hate the phrase pain management. Seriously, I do. I really despise it. Whenever I am in the hospital, right after I hear the words, “Let’s manage your pain.”, they shoot me up with Zofran and Diladid, then I’m slurring my words and snoring…for 3 hours. After 3 hours I…
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New Baby + IBD= Stay At Home Mom? Work Mom?
Adulting with an Autoimmune Disease is not the best thing. It’s not really a good thing. It’s the amount of responsibility, pressure and stress that makes it harder to deal with. You have work, bills, marriage/relationships, children and the news. But such is life. Some of us with autoimmune diseases…