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@rooneyleoni 

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Checking in on my fellow chronic illness warriors tonight.

How is your body feeling as we wind down? Drop a emoji in the comments that matches your current vibe, whether it's 🛋️, 🔋, or 🌧️. No pressure to be okay.
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@Joajoa 

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Tips for coming to terms with chronic illness

After a bad relapse in October, like many with ms I have been left feeling unwell every.single.day. I still work and stay as active as possible but I’m thoroughly fed up now! I know I am very lucky to still be walking and working, and I definitely don’t take that for granted anymore. But how did oth...
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@Cheryl67 

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Multiple Sclerosis and other chronic illness

Hi everybody, I'm just wondering how many of us deal with MS in addition to other chronic illnesses? For the most part, I'm very positive, but it gets challenging at times. I have rrms, and was diagnosed with Cancer about a year ago. I also deal with anxiety and depression. Both are unde...
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Some Days: A tale of love, ice cream and my mom’s chronic illness

In this guest blog, Julie reveals the fear of inadequacy she kept hidden as a new parent with MS. In adapting with and listening to her son, she has found a liberating new path as a children’s author focusing on parenting with chronic illnesses. Click below to read the blog by @Somedayswe ⬇️ htt...
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@Undecided 

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How Chronic Illness Changed My Risk Assessment

Before MS I looked both ways crossing the street. Now I just hope somebody has decent insurance.
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How Chronic Illness Changed My Risk AssessmentBefore MS I looked both ways crossing the street

Before MS I looked both ways crossing the street. Now I just hope somebody has decent insurance.
Lawson, United States
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@cdag1rl 

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My Ketogenic Diet

I want to share my experiences with everyone about my ketogenic diet. The Keto diet is very low in carbohydrates and high in healthy fats with a medium protein intake, and it is designed to put you into ketosis, which makes your body burn fat for energy, instead of glucose. The benefits can be ama...
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@tusagni 

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Wearable tracker use

Who wears a tracker for things like fatigue and such? Visible? Apple Watch app? Hume? Garmin? Fitbit? What device and programs work best for MS? I’m so sick of listening to the Visibie commercial and knowing it costs a stupid amount a month subscription but it sound super cool for chronic illness sp...
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@sianlilyjune 

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celebrate your victories!

Last week at work I completed a 36 hour week, something I haven’t done since I posted on here about slowing down a couple years back! My body feels the strongest its been in years, I no longer need to wear walking aids & feel so much more confident walking in general (something I never imagined wou...
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@EbonyJoy 

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Ever been told you should be grateful you’ve been diagnosed now?

Hey guys, this is going to be a rant because I’m in a ranty mood. !!!Content Warning for medical gaslighting!!! A few weeks ago I posted a review of a neurologist who I feel treated me very poorly (I was quite frustrated when I posted it so it was heated I admit). He tried calling me and left a voi...
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