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Guest Post

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Tracy Cooper on Faith Through Illness: Degenerative Disc And Joint Disease

August 6, 2018

Welcome to another guest interview in our Faith Through Illness series. In each interview we will meet a new warrior who’ll share their faith journey with us. How does chronic illness affect their faith and how does their faith affect their condition? This week I have the honour of sharing Tracy Cooper’s story. Tracy has a beautiful blog where she…

Guest Post

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Eating To Heal IBS, Interview With Gina Caro

July 30, 2018
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Since falling ill with severe chronic illness, I have discovered that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to managing chronic conditions, especially in regards to healing through diet. We each have to commit to trying anything we can and letting our bodies show us what works and what doesn’t. Welcome to my first guest post in this new interview…

Favourite Things

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My Summer Survival Kit & Top Tips To Beat The Heat. Spoonie Gift Guide, Part 4

July 16, 2018
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Summer can be a really difficult time for people with chronic illness. Regulating body temperature is a common problem. Add in a rare summer heat wave and you have a recipe for horrific flares including utter exhaustion, weakness, headaches and so much discomfort and sweating! If you have a chronically ill friend you’d like to bless or help out this…

Blogging

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How To Get More Links On Instagram Without Using Linktree

July 14, 2018
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If you are a blogger with an Instagram account, you will be very aware of the frustrating limit they have placed on us by allowing only one live link in our profiles. Because of the lack of live links on Instagram, many people are concerned about the removal of their Linktree functionality this week and are looking for alternatives to…

Blogging

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My 2018 WEGO Health Award Nomination – Best In Show: Blog

July 11, 2018
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I am so excited to share this news with you! I have been nominated for the 2018 WEGO Health Award in the Best In Show: Blog category! I first heard about WEGO Health Awards last year when one of the lovely warriors I follow on Instagram was nominated for her advocacy efforts. I later joined them on Twitter for a…

Blogging

MEpedia Crowdsourced encyclopedia of ME cfs, ChronicallyHopeful

How To Edit MEpedia – The ME/CFS Encyclopedia

July 6, 2018
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The main focus of this post is to show you in a step-by-step way how you can edit MEpedia. I was very happy to recently discover the MEpedia website, I think it is a wonderful way to bring the community together and make our voices heard. If you have not heard of this wonderful resource yet, do go have a…

Guest Post

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Living With Multiple Chronic Illnesses – A Day In The Life Of Laura

July 5, 2018
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In this interview series we feature the stories of chronic illness warriors around the world, we shine a light on various chronic illnesses and the amazing humans who deal with them daily. The aim is to raise awareness as well as celebrate the ways in which our fellow warriors overcome the limits placed on them. Today I have the privilege…

Blogging

Sunshine Blogger Award 2018, ChronicallyHopeful

Sunshine Blogger Award, June 2018

June 28, 2018
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Chronically Hopeful has been nominated for another blog award! The Sunshine Blogger Award is awarded to bloggers by bloggers in recognition of their contribution to the community. In particular the Sunshine Blogger Award is awarded to those bloggers whose posts bring a bit of sunshine to the community by spreading joy and positivity. I am honoured to have been selected.…

Personal Updates

Time to reassess my condition ME cfs, ChronicallyHopeful

Reassessing My Condition, Setting Realistic Goals

June 22, 2018
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It’s time for another personal update. Time to reassess and set realistic goals. This month has been so much harder than I anticipated. Somehow I imagined that summer would bring better health and more energy along with sunnier days and warmer temperatures, but it hasn’t really. I have spent so much time in bed! Despite this, there have been some…

Guest Post

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Jennifer Cannon on Faith Through Illness: Hemiplegic Migraine

June 18, 2018
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Welcome to the second interview on Faith Through Illness. In this series we will meet a variety of Christians from around the world, people who all struggle with different chronic conditions. We will hear from them how their faith has been affected by their health and how the Lord gets them through it. Their struggles and their victories. I hope…

Guest Post

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – A Day In The Life Of Hailey Hudson

June 9, 2018
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Welcome to my first guest post in this new series where we will explore the impact of chronic illness and disability on our daily lives. Illness can have devastating effects not only on our own lives and bodies, but also on those closest to us. Despite this, you might be surprised to find out just how resilient and courageous people…

Pen & Paint

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The 100 Day Project 2018 – Watercolour Sunsets

June 9, 2018
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It’s been a while since I posted my last round-up of paintings for The 100 Day Project. That’s because I actually took a whole month off! I am very pleased to be back to it though and have thoroughly enjoyed painting each evening. The sunny summer evenings are just perfect for painting! This week I picked up where I left…

Faith Notes, Guest Post

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Nicole Starbuck on Faith Through Illness

June 2, 2018
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Welcome to the first interview in a new series called Faith Through Illness. I hope you will find these stories to be encouraging and a blessing. I know I am loving each one that arrives in my inbox and I cannot wait to share them with you! Today I’m sharing Nicole’s beautiful journey of faith. She is the co-founder of…

Journaling

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Bullet Journal – June Layout And Mid-Year Flip Through

June 1, 2018
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As we head into a new month I am excited to show you my new bullet journal layout for June! I’ll also share more detail about my symptom and mood tracker as well as a layout comparison with previous months. I cannot believe we are already half-way through 2018, time is just racing by so fast. I only started this…

Encouragement, Life With M.E.

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Living With Severe ME/CFS, Who Am I Now?

May 31, 2018
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Who am I? When living with severe chronic illness it can be easy to feel like you’ve lost your identity. When experiencing a loss of identity, you start doubting yourself, you lose confidence, you lack purpose and vision. You start to feel useless. It is important to reflect and remember who you are. Reignite your dreams and goals, your passion…

Life With M.E., Tips On How To Get By

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Advocacy And Fundraising Ideas And Resources

April 27, 2018
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What Is M.E? How To Get By Advocacy Tools M.E. Directory We in the ME community are so grateful that you are interested in supporting our cause. Thank you! I hope that the information on this page will inspire you to action, giving you ideas and resources to help you help us. We need all the help from healthy allies…