Tag: shingles

• Back to Start

  

  I was prepared to feel like a lab rat in this process. I was not prepared to feel all alone or be buried in red tape and insurance denials. I was not prepared to have to start again.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  March 22, 2023

  HSCT, MS, Uncategorized

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, disability, FMLA, hospital stay, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, rest, return to work, shingles

• Depths of Despair

  

  My mobility is not me. I work every day to understand that simple sentence. But I write now, from a place of darkness, of loss, of profound grief.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  February 23, 2023

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  anxiety, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, depression, despair, hospital stay, HSCT, mental health, mental illness, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, pain, shingles, vaccines