Having had chronic illnesses for as long as I can remember, getting hit with one I didn't know about and having it feel like the would is collapsing around you in less than 24 hours is really a mind fuck!

Reading up

#chronicillnesses #microscopiccolitis #chronicwarrior #gutproblems #healingmyself

Today I managed a short walk and cooked a meal. For someone with dysautonomia, that is a double win. Celebrating the small things because they are not small at all.

#Dysautonomia #SmallWins #ChronicWarrior

Mental health and physical health are deeply connected. Tracking mood alongside physical symptoms can help paint a fuller picture of your overall wellbeing.

#MentalHealth #ChronicWarrior #SelfCare #MoodTracking #WellnessJourney

#HAE #HaeWarrior #HereditaryAngioedema #ChronicIllnessAwareness #ChronicWarrior #InvisibleIllness #SpoonieLife #HAEStrong #ChronicCondition #MindfulLiving #BioNews #AngioedemaNews

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#HAE #CaregiverLove #CaregiverAppreciation #ChronicIllnessLife #HereditaryAngioedema #RareDiseaseCommunity #SpoonieSupport #InvisibleIllness #ChronicWarrior #RareDiseaseWarrior #FamilyCaregiver #PatientAdvocate #ChronicIllnessAwareness #BioNews #AngioedemaNews

#HAE #HereditaryAngioedema #ChronicIllnessFeels #InvisibleIllness #ChronicIllnessCommunity #RareDisease #HaeAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #YouAreNotAlone #ChronicWarrior #HAESupport #PatientStories #BioNews #AngioedemaNews

Uninvited guests? Just MG symptoms making a spooky appearance 😅🕸️
Learn more about the different MG symptoms that could show up: https://bit.ly/3WLfqLk

#MyastheniaGravis #MyastheniaGravisAwareness #MGWarrior #SpoonieHumor #ChronicWarrior #BioNews #MyastheniaGravisNews

#HAE #SpoonieLife #ChronicIllness #FatigueIsReal #InvisibleIllness #ChronicWarrior #ShowCompassion #SpoonieSupport #BeKind #ChronicFatigue #BioNews #AngioedemaNews

3/5 💪 Despite challenges with chronic illness, Chelsea found ways to keep creating and performing. Her music tackles everything from health struggles to social media disillusionment #ChronicWarrior

#InvisibleIllness #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #InvisibleDisability #ChronicWarrior #ButYouDontLookSick #PainIsReal #DisabilityAwareness #Spoonie #SpoonieLife #EndTheStigma #InvisibleFight #DisabilityAdvocate #ChronicLife #ChronicIllnessAwareness #LivingWithPain #AdvocacyMatters

Why Sharing Your Story Changes Everything youtu.be/MPxhbuUX2jY?... #CRPS #ChronicPain #ShareYourStory #CommunityCare #SupportMatters #IsolationNoMore #PainAwareness #HealingTogether #CourageToShare #PatientVoices #ChronicWarrior #SelfManagement #MindfulLiving #CaregiverSupport

Enrolled at the University of “My Couch, My Rules” — pajama dress code & snack breaks required. Deep in papers and Earth Science, navigating POTS & plot twists. Progress may be slow, but it’s still progress. Here’s to small wins & giving yourself grace. 💪📚 #OnlineStudentLife #ChronicWarrior

The Quiet Cheers You Can’t Hear (But They’re There) youtu.be/mcpwKL6rNI0?... #CRPSAwareness #ChronicPainCommunity #SpoonieSisters #MindfulSupport #YouAreNotAlone #FlareFighter #ResilientHeart #DailyPain #CRPSHope #ChronicWarrior #HealingTogether #PainSupport #InvisibleFight

Adaptability is your CRPS superpower youtube.com/shorts/jQmUb...
#ChronicPain #FlareUp #Adaptability #PainManagement #InvisibleIllness #MindBody #Resilience #SelfCare #Spoonie #Wellness #YouAreNotAlone #DailyTips #PainFlare #StayFlexible #ChronicWarrior #HealthHacks #LivingWithPain #CRPSSupport

I’m gonna be a food bore to keep myself accountable!!!
Broccoli soup on
green goddess lunch to go - green cottage cheese dip, veggies, shawarma chicken breast a boiled egg all to dip
Plum and banana for when I get my sugar craving - fruit and yoghurt for brekkie. #Day1 #health #chronicwarrior

🚨 Living with #PoTS isn’t “just standing up too fast.” It means dizziness, rapid heartbeat, fatigue—even fainting—just from daily activities. If you see someone taking a break or sitting suddenly, they might not be lazy—they’re managing symptoms you can’t see. #InvisibleIllness #ChronicWarrior 💙

Parenting is tough—parenting with chronic illness is a whole other level. 💪💔 In this honest and empowering read, a single mom with rheumatoid arthritis shares what she's learned along the way.

Read more ➡️ www.aiarthritis.org/single-paren...

#ChronicIllness #AiArthritis #Parenting #ChronicWarrior

I only have two sets of these mini pins left in red! :)
I won't be restocking these.
abistevens.etsy.com/listing/1618...

#bsnm #ArtShop #spoonie #ChronicWarrior

Not all heroes wear capes—some are just surviving another day of MS bullshit in sweatpants. 🦸‍♀️ #ChronicWarrior #InvisibleIllness

Self-Care for One: Thriving Alone with Chronic Illness Living with a chronic illness is already a formidable challenge. When you also navigate it in solitude—without close friends, family...

💚 Thriving Alone with Chronic Illness 💚

Living with a chronic illness can feel isolating, but self-care is the bridge to thriving, not just surviving. 🌸

www.moodymelon.com/post/self-ca...

#ChronicIllness #SelfCare #Mindfulness #ThrivingWithIllness #WellnessJourney #ChronicWarrior

Even though RA can be tough, many people with it find strength in their resilience. With the right treatment, lifestyle changes, and support, managing symptoms is possible. It’s all about taking it one day at a time and celebrating small victories—because progress is still progress! #ChronicWarrior

A photo of an acrylic keychain featuing a parody illustration of a POT noodle cup, but it reads; POTS Noodle, sweat and sick flavour, with heart palpitations in four minutes. 90 grams. And where the colour-coded nutrition labels are on the left side, the shapes instead read; O M G, W T F, Noooooo.

The back of the keychain looks like the instructions and ingredients for a regular pot noodle but it reads: you can make it! 1:" peel back lid, add water. 2: add so much sale! 3: do not stand up! Nutrition: absolutely none. Nada. Zilch. Zip. Nothing to see here at all. Ingredients: weat, sick, fatigue, dizziness, chest pain, nausea, palpitations.

POTS Noodle: your favourite quick lunch with a sick twist lol!
abistevens.etsy.com/listing/1826...

#POTS #ChronicWarrior #ArtShop #bsnm #spoonie

One of my most favorite stickers ive made #chronicillness #chronicwarrior #awareness #sticker #stickers #handmade #smallbusiness #spoonie #chronicillnesslife

I also have a couple of these Spoonie Sisterhood wall hangings in my sale rn!
abistevens.etsy.com/listing/1715...

#bsnm #ArtShop #ChronicWarrior

A photo of a round acrylic pin featuring a ensign of spiky rings of colour (yellow, red, pink, purple, blue) with a green circle in the middle. In the pink ring and the green circle is written; productivity does not equal worth.

Productivity does not equal worth! 💕
abistevens.etsy.com/listing/1602...

#spoonie #chronicWarrior #bsnm

I sitll have some time available mid-September-ish if anyone would like to commission something in this style? :D
Email abistevens@btinternet.com!
(See more of my portfolio at www.abistevens.com.)

#DnD #ChronicWarrior #Spoonie #bsnm #ArtistSupport

Illustration of a green frog with smoke curling up from its mouth, in an orange and green eye shaped frame, with a banner around it reading; not today I have a brain frog.

An illustration of a dagger wirh swirly leaf shaped curling up behind it from the tip, with a pink banner wrapped around it reading 'Dyslexic warrior'.

Grey knuckledusters in a stylised ball of orange and yellow flames, with a square diamond shaped border on top of an extended section featuring a banner reading 'fibromyalgia fighter'. The background inside the border shaped is pastel rainbow ombre with white clouds. The external background is green vertical striped.

An illustration of a brain in a ball of stylised pastel rainbow hued flames, with black handdraen lettering around the brain reading 'no more think, head is full'.

I really need some commission work this month!
Is anyone interested in commissioning an illustration in my emblematic style!?
Choose your own phrase and/or objects! ✨️
Email abistevens@btinternet.com!

#CommissionsOpen #bsnm #ArtistSupport #ChronicWarrior #ChronicPain #Neurodivergent #adhd

I've been out and about all day for 3 days in a row and oh boy have my Migraine and Fibro been punishing me for it since I got home. 💀

#ChronicPain #ChronicWarrior