by Vickie Petz | Jan 28, 2015 | Chronic Illness
SINCE YOU ASKED….MYASTHENIA GRAVIS It feels like concrete is being poured into my body. The more I try to do, the weaker I am. Sometimes I resemble a rag doll – limp, unable to move. You see me when I am at my best, but even when I am out, I usually say I...
by Vickie Petz | Jan 17, 2015 | Chronic Illness
How do I feel beautiful when I look so bad? When people know you are ill they expect you to look sick. But what does sick look like? My disease causes weakness and you can’t see that. Chemotherapy causes hair loss and gravely ill people may be cachectic and...