“healthy” isn’t the same for everyone

Trigger warning for talking about weight loss/gain. In the fall of 2017, when I was 19 years old, I lost a lot of weight. I was on a medication for chronic migraine that was working well at first, but did come with a lot of side effects — including weight loss. I didn’t mind the

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

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).

A Chronically Ill Christian’s Perspective on Healing

If you know me, then two of the first things you learn about me are that 1) I am a Christian 2) I am chronically ill. My faith is incredibly important to me, as is the way I’m treated – I don’t want it to be skewed because of my health. Something I’ve noticed amongst