Illness is portrayed in many modern stories, and most often, the illness is invisible. This allows for the hero or heroine to remain beautiful – something our… Read more “Seeing Invisible Illness in Modern Storytelling”
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DoILookSick Online Caricature Event!!! Sign Up Now!
Health isn’t just skin-deep, and many of us don’t look as sick as we feel. But on the flipside, being chronically ill can have a very negative… Read more “DoILookSick Online Caricature Event!!! Sign Up Now!”
The WEGO Health Awards Nominations are now OPEN!
It’s that time of the year again! Nominations have officially opened for the Fifth Annual WEGO Health Activist Awards. Time to celebrate the men and women who… Read more “The WEGO Health Awards Nominations are now OPEN!”
Madeline and Childlike Pride Amid Illness
In an old house in Paris that’s covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. When I think of Madeline, I think of my… Read more “Madeline and Childlike Pride Amid Illness”
Warning: Low HP
Today I’m sharing a short story I wrote back in college, using video games as a metaphor for life with invisible illness. Sort of my own “spoon… Read more “Warning: Low HP”
