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Inspiration Porn, Stigma and the Way Out

Imagine a photo of a child in a wheelchair with a basketball, someone running on carbon fiber prosthetic legs or a person with RA deformities knitting. Across the bottom of the photo is emblazoned this text: “your excuse is invalid.” That’s inspiration porn. Porn involves the objectification of one group of people for the benefit…

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Living with Juvenile Arthritis Giveaway – Winner

I lied.  Well, I didn’t exactly lie when I said the winner in the Living with Juvenile Arthritis: a Parent’s Guide giveaway would be announced on January 31. I had every intention of doing so, but there’s a saying about the road to a really warm place and good intentions that fits here. It’s been…

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The Rollercoaster: A Guestpost by Kim P. Miller

Today is really special for me. I met Kim P Miller last year when I interviewed her about her book Living with Juvenile Arthritis: A Parent’s Guide. We share a passion for raising awareness about juvenile arthritis, coming at it from different perspectives. I as an adult with JA, she is a parent of two…

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Take 2: Winner of Chronic Resilience

Remember the giveaway of Danea Horn’s new book Chronic Resilience: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Women Coping with the Stress of Illness? We hit a wee snag– the winner whowas announced last month never contacted me to get her book. So this is presented me with a unique opportunity to give away the same book twice!…

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Winner – Chronic Resilience Giveaway

Thanks so much to everyone who entered the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of  Chronic Resilience: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Women Coping with the Stress of Illness by Danea Horn. All of you wrote beautiful, thoughtful replies that I am sure will be helpful for those who are new to the disease…

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5 Gifts that Come from Chronic Illness – Guestpost & Giveaway

Last week I interviewed Danea Horn about her new book for HealthCentral. Danea  agreed to do a guest post for The Seated View and generously offered to give away a copy of Chronic Resilience: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Women Coping with the Stress of Illness. This is a great book that has lots of real,…

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Blog Tour Kick-Off!

I’m happy to announce that my blog tour kicked off today! What’s a blog tour, you ask? It’s a book tour where you don’t have to put on makeup or even leave your home! My lovely friend Cathy at The Life and Adventures of Cateepoo agreed to host the first stop on the tour and…

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BuskerFest Birthday/Winner

Before I report on the ant infestation, it’s time for the results of the tomato contest. There were 347 tomatoes in the bowl. K came came very close closest with a guess of 238 and also called me Fairy Princess – that alone deserves a reward! Congratulations, K! Check out my Flickr page and/or the…

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BuskerFest Accessibility

It’s tradition. Every year around this time, I post something that shamelessly points out that it’s my birthday and closely connected to that, often in the same post, I rant about BuskerFest. This is the four-day festival celebrating street performers that takes over my neighborhood to the point where it’s hard to go anywhere is…

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Birthday Contest

Today is my birthday. And because it’s much more fun when you celebrate with the entire internet, there’ll be a birthday contest! One of my neighbours harvested her tomatoes today and had such a bounty that she shared:         Leave a comment with your guess of how many tomatoes are in the bowl…

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Stress Bunny & Loving It: Arthritis Awareness Month

First, a note: If you live in Canada, today’s election is a nailbiter. If you can vote, please take the time to do so. If you don’t, it’s a vote for Harper and dude’s gotta go… And now for the post: On Friday, Laurie called me a “stress bunny.” She’s entirely right, but there is…

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Everyday Hero

Thanks to everyone who left a comment in last week’s contest, three quarters of you voting for Wish Upon. Thank you also for giving me this moment of publicly telling a certain someone that I told you so. Which is not to say that I don’t like Christmas Come Again, I do – I like…

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