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Hindsight

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Jocelyn

Living with a disease of unknown etiology is, let’s say, problematic. The lack of a well-defined cause stymies efforts toward a cure, and opens up a gaping void that gets filled, at best, with wide-ranging science, but more prosaically with … Continue reading →

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Brain No Go So Good

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Jocelyn

“I’m writing an entry about my cognitive dysfunction, and I thought I’d ask you about whether there’s anything about it you notice. Wait, I asked you this last week, didn’t I?” “Yes. And I suppose that’s an anecdote in itself.” … Continue reading →

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And So This is Christmas

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Jocelyn

Warning: This video contains a lot of disturbing imagery.  I know I’m late with this post. Would you believe that trying to have Christmas with the tiny store of energy ME/CFS allows me caused me to run late on writing … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jocelyn

One of the more difficult things to deal with about being this ill is the feeling of uselessness imposed by my physical limits. Even as long as I’ve been ill, I’ve never quite gotten over the guilt of not being … Continue reading →

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A Love Note to Congressman Daryl Metcalfe

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Jocelyn

“I don’t believe any legitimate voter that actually wants to exercise that right and takes on the according responsibility that goes with that right to secure their photo ID will be disenfranchised…[W]e have a lot of people out there that … Continue reading →

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Losing My Edge

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jocelyn

(Lyrics here.) One day about three years into my illness, when I was still well enough to be working but sick enough to be doing so from home, I met my departing boss – let’s call him Brad – for … Continue reading →

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