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A space to listen and chat when mom is chronically ill
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It’s beyond exhausting living in an autoimmune flare. It feels like having the flu every day. Yes, there’s pain in my joints, migraines, ulcerative colitis, all over aches. But the worst part is the paralyzingly fatigue where I have to battle to open my eyes. Luckily, I can find my way to the bathroom in the dark. For my spoonies, I feel you. I am you. For my healthy people, looks are deceivin...
Exhausted
Apr 17, 2026
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I had a fibromyalgia flare that kicked my butt. I could barely move for two days. I wrote about it on my substack. https://open.substack.com/pub/jilliank/p/when-fibromyalgia-flares?r=1sk6r1&utm_medium=ios My autoimmune body is determined to kill me. I’m in a war that I can’t win and I don’t even know why I bother trying. But I still make people laugh and I still have things to say before...
Fibro flare
Oct 20, 2025
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