Hello Healthy People! Your Friendly Neighborhood Person-with-Chronic-Illness here to share some hard-won wisdom about how to stay home and stay sane at the same time. The truth is, it’s not easy. But it doesn’t have to be the hardest thing in the world either. Honestly, I’m kind of excited that my illness finally has some obvious purpose! So, you’re stuck at home and worried that you’ll get coronavirus while simultaneously going stir crazy at the very idea that you might be here for days – nay, weeks! It’s okay. I’ve been there. No, seriously. I’ve  ...

In April of 2018, I traveled to Costa Rica to prove to myself that even through everything, I still have a chance at the life I want to live. To paraphrase something I’ve heard Chris Kresser say time and again: “healthy” means that I can function in the life I want to live with relative ease. On this trip, I would encounter and accomplish many firsts: First time traveling on my own. First time traveling to Central America and the jungle. First time traveling to what is considered a developing country where medical care would be limited. First time  ...

When I started this series on dealing with grief at the beginning of the year, I didn’t realize just how much it would affect the year ahead. I had just lost my grandfather, a wonderful man who was truly a second father to me, and I knew that my life would forever be changed. It’s one of the reasons I wanted to write about grief and the various ways it shows up in our lives – in my life. But grief would become rather a theme for the year. NOTE: This post is a personal account of finding strength in anger. It includes references to  ...

When I first started my Sudden Sight personal blog on WordPress in 2011, it was because I wanted a place to share my experiences of recovery. If I wanted to take back my life and become a writer, I had to start somewhere. Where better to start than with my own life experiences? My first post was the night before a major eye surgery that I believed, after three years of pain and surgeries, would restore my full sight in both eyes. But that’s not what happened. Instead, the blog marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life that would lead me to  ...

Depth Perception premiered at the Atlanta Fringe Festival June 7-10, 2018, winning the Audience Choice Award for ensemble show. CONGRATULATIONS to the amazing cast and crew!