- Jan 2, 2020
A Thank You Note To My Chronic Illness
Dear Chronic Illness, Although you have made my life so hard I wanted to thank you. If it wasn’t for you I would have never found myself....
- Oct 31, 2019
The Road to a POTS Diagnosis: My Journey Through Bravery & Comics
Hello! ’Tis I, your friendly neighborhood comic artist, @potsiespoons! October is a most magical month for me—the changing leaves,...
- Oct 10, 2019
The Painful Truth About Chronic Pain
We have all experienced pain at some point in our lives. Many times pain is our bodies signaling us that there is a problem. Usually,...
- Sep 30, 2019
Life with My Lifesaver: A look into my daily life with a service dog
My name is Chelsea, and I’m your seemingly average 25 year old woman. I say seemingly because there's a catch; I have several invisible...
- Sep 20, 2019
A Few Things to Know About Alopecia
It was sometime in the fall of 2014. I woke up, being the mother of three small children...I was in a normal morning rush. I remember...
- Jul 31, 2019
World Hepatitis Day - July 28th
Get tested! Take care of your liver! What does the liver do? As one of the most important organs in the body, you cannot survive without...
- Jun 19, 2019
Creative Combat
When living with a chronic illness depression on some level feels inevitable. The constant treatments, hospital stays, and missed or...
- Mar 23, 2019
When People Hear About My Illnesses and Ask, 'How Do You Do It?'
“How do you do it?” is one of the major questions I receive from people when they find out about all my health problems, as well as those...
- Mar 20, 2019
A Poem
Soft and sun-kissed Thick black lines Connect my heart's ink To my body's canvas But if you pay close attention, You will see scars...
- Mar 16, 2019
A Letter To My Younger Self
Dear younger self, Where do I start? You will go through many trials and tribulations in the future but don't fear. They will be life...