invisible disabilities
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SUFFERING THE SILENCE!
There is a stigma, a certain kind of shame associated with having an invisible disease, having a condition people cannot see, one that most people cannot understand, being unable to explain it because you lack the words to make someone see it from your point of view. Trying to hide a “weakness” that causes physical,…
Anti-phospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Asthma, autoimmune diseases, chronic illness, Demylinating Myelopathy, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Neuropathy, Polymyositis, raynaud’s phenomenon, Retinal vasculitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, SufferingTheSilence, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -
THE SPOON THEORY.
The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino.My best friend and I were in the diner, talking. As usual, it was very late and we were eating French fries with gravy. Like normal girls our age, we spent a lot of time in the diner while in college, and most of the time we spent talking about…
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OPEN LETTER TO FAMILY & FRIENDS.
P.S. This is quite a long post so bear with me but I believe it will offer insight and a better understanding. My illness is a difficult one to understand, even for me. Many of the problems it causes are invisible and difficult to anticipate. I need you to understand that my life always is…
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WHAT IS LUPUS?
Ask the medical experts and they will tell you that it is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which something goes wrong with the body’s immune system – which is supposed to fight off viruses, bacteria, and germs – causing it to attack healthy tissue resulting in inflammation and damage in different organs of the…
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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES EXPLAINED.
It is a cold, miserable morning here in Nairobi as I struggle through the creaking joints and inflamed back to give a short account on autoimmune diseases. I have lived and struggled with multiple autoimmune diseases since I was 13 and no amount of layman terms can adequately explain them. So, forgive me just this…
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30 THINGS ABOUT MY INVISIBLE ILLNESS YOU MAY NOT KNOW….
So I finally decided to take the plunge and start a blog! Yaaaaay! 🙂 The idea to start one started with this note written some time ago…the procrastination on the matter though! Better late than never, ey? I hope it provides some insight as to what exactly I intend to create awareness on. Let’s journey…