Tag: positivity
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Looking with intention
Thoughts on how life with a chronic illness changed the way I see myself and others.
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Lymphedema self-care suggestions: an illustrated response to reader mail
“Drawing” on my own experience in response to a reader’s questions about self-care.
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Chronic Positivity: Choosing to stay positive in the face of a chronic health condition
When living with a chronic health condition like lymphedema, “staying positive” is somewhat of a weighted phrase.
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The importance of practicing gratitude
Positivity and intentional gratitude foster resilience, which is huge for those of us living with chronic medical conditions like lymphedema.
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Today: take time to pause and ask yourself this one question!
Last week a stranger asked me a thought-provoking question: “If you could define your life in one word, what would that word be?
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“I always end up still feeling good about my body”: How one woman with Parkes Weber Syndrome stays positive
Isa-Bella shares her story of positivity and hope in her own words.
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“Facing a ticking clock”
“Sometimes I feel like I am facing a ticking clock, ticking down the number of days in which I can live a semi-normal life, or at least appear to do so to the outside world.”
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Help Fellow Lymphie Raise Money for Multiple Sclerosis
Jim Miller has suffered from lymphedema for the past forty-six years and has been a very encouraging and inspiring voice on this blog since it began over a year ago. He continues to infuse a certain spirit of optimism and confidence both on- and off-line by living an active lifestyle and participating in fundraisers for multiple…
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Wishful Thinking vs Acceptance
How many times have you wanted to hear those words? I can’t even begin to count how often I have wished my lymphedema would just magically disappear, that someday I would wake up and my leg would be normal and I’d have the delicate ankles I had always wanted. How badly I’ve wanted to wear shorts…