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Chronic Illness: Stranger Intrusion – the Good and the Bad
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mpratt
During these very hot days of August, I decided to try something different to keep myself sun-protected, but a bit cooler than when I wear wigs under my broad-brimmed hats. I purchased a long and sheer scarf, folded it into a triangle, tied the two ends together above the middle point, and fashioned a side-knot…
Chronic Illness and Pain: Sisters, Please Read This!
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mpratt
f you have just been diagnosed with a serious chronic illness, or if you have been living with one for a long time, I just want to take time out to just say something, sister-to-sister: Please do not be angry with yourself if you find that you simply cannot do it all, like you think…
Chronic Illness: Do You Wonder? And, Why It Matters
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mpratt
The clouds in the sky. A flash of lightning. A baby’s giggle. A “common” cold. When you see or hear these things, do you disect them scientifically? Or, do you wonder? What are the things in your life that you try to analyze? What are the things that you lift up to God, pondering whether…
Chronic Pain: Feeling the Heat?
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mpratt
Searing. Exhausting. Oppressive. These and other words are often used to describe the high heat of the summertime. And they’re also words that we use to describe pain, especially the kind of pain that is chronic and unrelenting. This summer has been a very tough one for high temperatures and chronic pain, and one of the…
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