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Friend, Can You Offer Me a Little Help?

This week we talk to compassionate Observers about assisting their Dweller friends. Helping chronically ill people, especially those who are invisibly disabled, can be rewarding and satisfying. You want to help. But do you need ideas? Are there principles unique to helping Dwellers? Okay. Have I ever been helped? Let me count the ways. Throughout […]

But I Want to Be Friends with You!

Last week’s post dealt with Observers making friends with Dwellers. Today, our fun item is a poll about friendship with Observers from a Dweller’s viewpoint. Obviously, not all these answers are meant to be serious. Remember, friendship may be through emails, social media, phone calls, or in-person. Enjoy the fun! And think about friendship while […]

Do You Want to Be Friends with Me?

Your invisibly disabled friends may be asking this question of you. But what does making friends with invisibly disabled people entail? First, it is remarkably like making friends with others. Second, it does have extra challenges. Before we proceed, let’s review two basic terms used on this website. Dwellers are people who live in storms […]

Disabled Individuals Can Start a Career in Business with These Helpful Tips

We welcome back guest blogger, Ashley Taylor. Today, she writes about business careers as a disabled person. Specifically, she has gathered tips for considering a new career. Hopefully, this info can help you. Ashley is a disabled parent who seeks to help other disabled parents as they face the extra challenges involved in parenting. Check […]

We Evaluated — Now On To Planning

Last week, we talked about evaluating past activities before planning new ones. Today, let’s consider new plans. Because 2022 begins tomorrow, we’ll call these plans New Year’s resolutions, and since many of us are chronically ill, we’ll look at the process from that standpoint. I wrote last week about needing to make plans to improve […]

Why We Take Time to Evaluate Before Making New Plans

Invisibly disabled people planning for 2022 should start with an evaluation of 2021. But wait a minute! Tomorrow’s only Christmas. Why are we thinking about New Year’s? Well, if you’re like me, it takes a while to complete a task. Next week is 2022. So, if we are going to put plans in place for […]

Christmas Crossword Fun

Need to take a break from all your Christmas preparation? Take time to work this crossword puzzle about Christmas terms. Some of these words come from the Christmas story in the Bible. They can be found in Matthew 2:1-12 and Luke 2:1-19. The other words used describe various aspects of a contemporary Christmas. If you […]

Let’s Use Planning To Make A Beautiful Christmas!

So, we have a chronic illness – or two – or more! Can people with chronic illness do any planning for Christmas? Will it make any difference? I say emphatically YES! See why we should plan and how to accomplish it. My only planning BL (before limitations) involved the meal for Christmas Day. I knew […]

Don’t Forget The Beautiful Season Of Advent

Our guest writer, Sam Moss, pens an informative post about Advent. She addresses the history of this Christian Christmas tradition, and explains each week’s meaning. If you’re having a blue Christmas this year, reading about the coming of Jesus can give you hope. Check out Sam’s blog, My Medical Musings. It’s definitely worth a look. […]

It’s A Great Day for Vacation!

I’m sorry there’s no post here this week, but I’m enjoying a mini-vacation at our son’s. All the preparation for our day-long trip, the travel, and the time with family took a toll leaving me unable to write. Be back next week with a guest post. Our grandkids made this appetizer of fruit and cheese […]