PFAM 19: Who would you be?

I am late and short on this – I wish my real-world life were more conducive to my blogging – but here is the 19th edition of Patients for a Moment.
You’ll recall that the question asked where you would be without your illness. I had ample time to think about this over the past week; [...]

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Wed, March 10 2010 » Uncategorized » 5 Comments

Patients for a Moment: the question for next week.

I am hosting next week’s edition of Patients for a Moment. My question is somewhat related to Leslie’s from the last edition:
Who would you be without your illness?

There’s a lot of emphasis in our community about staying positive, looking towards the future, optimism, et cetera – all of which has merit. But too much deliberate [...]

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Wed, March 3 2010 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments

What’s illness got to do with it?

Leslie asks : What is your relationship to illness?  Is there a particular time when you wish illness wasn’t in the picture?  Or is there a time when you find it’s easy to forget about illness?
My relationship to my illness has been almost entirely bad, like Ike and Tina bad – and I’m not Ike. [...]

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Fri, February 19 2010 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments

PFAM is up

The current edition (forget which number) is up at Oh My Aches and Pains. Thanks to Selena for her excellent job as host.
If you’re interested in hosting, let me know.

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Wed, February 10 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Food is a four-letter word

For her edition of Patients for a Moment, Selena asked: “What are the four letter words you use to describe your life with chronic illness?” I could fill a month’s worth of posts with just the profanities that come to mind—but who would read it?
“Suck” would be the most descriptive. “Pain” is also appropriate. “Poop”—also [...]

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Sun, February 7 2010 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments

Patients for a Moment

PFAM is up at Everything Changes. Thanks to Kairol for hosting again!
You’ll notice a bit of a change, if you haven’t already – I’ve surrendered to the inevitability of themes. In fact, I’ve gone one better: each host will ask a question, and solicit answers to it from other bloggers. My hope is that this [...]

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Fri, January 15 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment

Patients for a Moment #14

Welcome to the final Patients for a Moment of 2009, which has the unofficial theme of “Duncan Cross Needs To Get His S–t Together”. You see, I dropped the ball on PFAM this month, and missed getting a host for December 2nd. This week, I’ve been too distracted to beat the bushes for submissions – [...]

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Wed, December 16 2009 » Uncategorized » 4 Comments

Patients for a Moment #12

PFAM #12  is up at ChronicBabe – thanks to Jenni for hosting, and for finding so many new voices. I’m looking forward to reading through all the posts.
I’m still looking for someone to host on Dec. 2nd, by the way.

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Wed, November 18 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment

Patients for a Moment

Jenni the ChronicBabe is hosting next week’s installment of Patients for a Moment. You can email her with your submissions at ideas@chronicbabe.com – and include “PFAM” in the subject line.
Submissions should include:
1. Your name (as it should appear)
2. Your blog’s name
3. Your post’s title
4. Your post’s URL
See the calendar and archive for more information on [...]

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Fri, November 13 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments

If you pay for prayer, you pay too much

Kairol has done an excellent job hosting Patients for A Moment at Everything Changes. I see some familiar names and a few new ones, which is great. I plan to spend a few free minutes later on perusing the submissions.
For those of us still suffering from Pinkness envy, Slate has an Explainer on how to [...]

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Wed, November 4 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment