These are those kind of weeks……

ok. I AM a broken record during the holidays. I have good reason as they have been tough for me for a long time. This year I said it would be different, and it is. I am at my dad's in Grasslake, Michigan. Today, I go to New York  for a quick business trip.  Things are changing for me because I am making them change. Yes,  many of us are extremely limited by this illness, but I've found that learning more about my own symptoms and triggers and then working daily to get better has made it more possible to get to the life I want.

In the past week, I've had so many downswings I can't count them. I had one on the plan yesterday and was down a few hours when I got here. Then I said to myself, "Julie!  You want to be here. Get out of it and get going!" And I [ Read More ]


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