My hope in writing this is to raise awareness for what can happen when a child’s illness is not taken into consideration when they are struggling. Your “lazy” kid might be experiencing physical symptoms. Your “unmotivated” high schooler who keeps falling asleep in class might be struggling with intense fatigue.
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Dismissed and in Crisis: When an ER turns away patients with Adrenal Crisis, they risk lives.
I have written an update to this post on 8/23/2018. I am not going to name the hospital I went to in this article. My intention is not to shame this particular hospital for how they handled the situation that I am about to describe, but to share my experience personally. There are many stories … Continue reading Dismissed and in Crisis: When an ER turns away patients with Adrenal Crisis, they risk lives.
From part-time employee to full-time patient: Losing a job due to chronic illness
I often find myself referencing the time I spent trying to work despite the complications caused by my Panhypopituitarism, so I decided I should probably dedicate a post to it, that way I can insert a link for reference rather than making every post referencing it unnecessarily long. *** Heads up- I do utilize some … Continue reading From part-time employee to full-time patient: Losing a job due to chronic illness