My Summer With Lyme
An overdue update on how my health has progressed since mid-summer.
Author: venaalex
21 year old, recently disabled by chronic migraine. I studied architecture and interior design, before choosing to take time off to focus on understanding my migraines and finding a treatment option that is right for me.
Alex’s Halloween Horrors List 2021
A sneak preview into this years horror list, full of all the carefully curated selections for this spooky season’s viewing pleasure.
Recognizing Mild and Severe Cases of Serotonin Syndrome
I’ve now experienced Serotonin Syndrome twice and I want to lay out how those symptoms presented to help others identify their own symptoms when doctor’s may miss it completely.
The Arthritis is Eating Away At Me Almost As Much As The Inability To Get Treatment as A Young Adult With Arthritis
From hoping for a non-traditional path to manage my arthritis to being completely blocked from treatments it’s safe to say I’m having a bad time managing this new disease.
How Dorm Culture Is In Constant Opposition to Chronic Illness
How my first few college experiences, from orientation to move in weekend foreshadowed how much the needs of my chronic illness conflicted with campus and dorm culture.
