Why I Want Abortion To Be Legal

Growing up, I was very much pro-life. I was raised in conservative evangelical Christianity: this is pretty much just a given when you’re in that camp. It’s assumed you hold the pro-life stance. And while people have varying degrees to which they agree with the stance (some may make exceptions for rape/incest for example), it

When Love Feels Like A Waste

“Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson “But what is grief, if not love persevering?” -from WandaVision (I haven’t watched it, I just really love this quote) Throughout my life, but especially over the last year or so, I’ve at times felt like my love

An Honest Prayer

As I’ve mentioned before in blogs, I’m chronically ill. While I have a number of both mental and physical illnesses, the main issue throughout the years has been chronic migraines. I am currently on a relatively new and generally effective treatment; however, during the month of August, I have been having much more headaches and

What It’s Like As A Chronically Ill Person When Your Pet Gets A Chronic Illness

In August of 2019, I will have been a cat owner for 13 years. In September, I will have been chronically ill for 9 years. Over the past year or so, I’ve unfortunately witnessed one of my cats develop a chronic illness. Through many vet appointments and various treatments, it’s still undetermined what specifically he

The Life of a Spoonie

First off, if you don’t know what it means to be a “spoonie” or about the spoon theory in general – read this article to understand the concept: http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ Second, this theory can apply to any chronic physical or mental illness. Most people have multiple chronic illnesses rather than just one; being able to refer

Switching from Aimovig to Emgality

Due to being busy with school, I have not had time to prepare an article for this week. I wrote awhile back about my experience with Aimovig. As an update: I recently was switched over to Emgality for insurance reasons. The below article explains the differences between the three CGRP inhibitors (Ajovy, Emgality, and Aimovig).