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Surviving Chronic Illness

New Fear’s Resolutions

03/01/202003/01/2020 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness, Surviving Singledom, Survivng Childlessness

Diets. Exercise. Stressing less. Every year people resolve to eat better, get fit and look after themselves. They set goals – realistic or otherwise – that reveal their hopes for the year that lies ahead. But for some of us, the coming of the new year is not heralded by fireworks and champagne. It is […]

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3 Things I Love and 3 Things I Hate About Christmas

20/12/201920/12/2019 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness, Survivng Childlessness

There are some who would call me the Grinch. To a certain degree, this is true. The commercialism, the happy facades, the endless pressure to be and feel a certain way can lead to a distinct feeling of drudgery of the soul. But before I clothe myself in black and shuffle down the road muttering […]

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Moments of Kindness

13/12/201913/12/2019 Steph Penny 4 Comments General writing, Songwriting, Surviving Chronic Illness

My friend and I were sitting in a café, enjoying our hot beverages and chatting eagerly. I was saying how remarkable it was that even though my life was filled with pain and illness, I was still able to write books and do music stuff. “It is so strange,” I commented. “Even in the middle […]

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When Illness Kills Your Carpe Diem

26/10/201926/10/2019 Steph Penny Leave a comment Counter-culturalism, Surviving Chronic Illness

Chronic illness sucks. Some days are not too bad, and it just sits quietly in the wings, biding its time. Then there are days like I had last week, when it kicks your legs out from under you. I was sitting at an appointment. It was a long sit. Three hours, to be exact. The […]

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Why Perfectionism and Chronic Illness Don’t Mix

13/09/201913/09/2019 Steph Penny 2 Comments Counter-culturalism, Surviving Chronic Illness

I am a born perfectionist. I grew up with the work-hard, follow-the-rules, be-a-good-Christian-girl mentality. I walk into a room and spot the dirt. I hear when a singer is singing flat. I notice spelling mistakes in books. I am not looking for these things, but they are the first things I see. Perfectionism is based […]

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The Waiting Room

23/08/201923/08/2019 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness, Surviving Singledom, Worship

I spent this morning in a waiting room. Not coz I had nothing better to do. And not coz there was anything wrong with me. Thank you kindly for asking. It was for my cat. Yes, the things you do for love. While I was waiting for my cat to be seen, I got thinking […]

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Put It On My Tab

26/07/201926/07/2019 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness

I heard a story yesterday about resilience. Apparently there was a man born without hands or legs. We are talking lifelong disability here. One day he was out in the snow, and when he came in, he said, “Brrr it’s cold! I’m so cold I can’t feel my hands.” But seriously folks. . . As […]

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Imprisoned

14/06/201914/06/2019 Steph Penny 4 Comments Surviving Chronic Illness

There are times in my wonderful, creative, blessed life when I feel imprisoned. I know I am a free white person and I understand the social and political privileges that come with that. But. I am living with chronic illness. And there are days when I feel caged in on all sides. Chronic illness is […]

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Lupus Is Easy

03/05/201903/05/2019 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness

I’m pretty annoyed as I write this. Actually, I’m livid. It is not every day someone makes a comment that gets me this riled up. Except for a doctor who minimises my experience of chronic illness. I have been avoiding finding a new GP. But last week it was necessary. My chronic illness flared up […]

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Childless-By-Forced-Choice

22/02/201922/02/2019 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness, Survivng Childlessness

I was married for two years when I was diagnosed with lupus. I was thirty-one at the time. The lupus diagnosis came after eight years of mysterious symptoms and misdiagnoses. (In that respect, the diagnosis was a blessing.) It was not a shock. It finally gave me clarity on all the bizarre, seemingly coincidental medical […]

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