Living Abroad
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Life as an Ex-Pat
I live in a country that’s not mine. A country where they speak a language within the language that I had to learn in order to live and work here. Sometimes, if I am lucky, I can understand the local dialect. But only when I relax my mind and lean into the way they shape… Continue reading
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Finding My Own Way to a Correct Diagnosis
Like most, my autoimmune journey started with a misdiagnosis. Though it begged me to advocate for myself, this was a skill that I simply did not possess and one that would take me years to hone. I accepted the original diagnosis in 2011 of active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome and overlapping psoriatic… Continue reading
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A Blog About Being a Menopausal, Ex-Pat with Autoimmune Disease
I put off starting this blog for a long time. The idea first came to me over a year ago. Since then, it has taken many different forms inside my head: A blog about menopause. A blog about being an ex-pat. A blog about having an autoimmune disease. I had tons of ideas and would… Continue reading
All Flared Up 