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

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

Migraine Awareness Month 2019: Week 1

In addition to having national holidays like Cheese Day (4th) and Doughnut Day (7th), and being recognized as Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community, June is also Migraine Awareness Month. For this month I am planning to post articles related to the topic of migraines. For this first week I’m sharing a couple articles that

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