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What it’s like for me to live with Sjögren’s
April is Sjögren’s Awareness Month. Every year, the #ThisisSjögrens campaign takes off and I find myself speaking out in the hopes that someday our world might start to take this disease more seriously. Symptoms I’ve learned to live with Sjögren’s is not a cookie cutter disease. It’s not just a “dry eyes and mouth” disease.…
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New year, new health challenges for this autoimmune mama
Being a mom with an autoimmune disorder really has its challenges. Sometimes I just have to say, “this sucks” aloud and angry cry until it stops hurting on the inside. I never thought life would be like this in my 30s. It’s another Saturday that I’m stuck at home in pain instead of enjoying the…