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Bittersweet

Bittersweet

My parents moved out of my childhood home this past week. Well, sort of. They definitely moved out. That home was complicated for me, having been partially rebuilt 30 years ago after our house fire. As my parents sifted through

rebeccaweger November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 Deeper Dive, My Story No Comments Read more

Practice, Not Perfect

Illustration of a woman in seated meditation

Meditation is saving my brain and my heart. I don’t remember when I first learned to meditate. I remember being required to sit every day for a period of three months back in about 2004. So it was before that.

rebeccaweger January 6, 2021 Deeper Dive 2 Comments Read more

The Post Office: Power, Responsibility and Access

Image of USPS love stamp

I’ve seen two flavors of memes going around lately, and they are both problematic. One directs folks to buy stamps in order to generate income for the post office. The other directs people to do things to vote that don’t depend

rebeccaweger August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Bed-tethered Lifehacks: May 2020 Update

I love seeing how other people organize things and solve problems. Those what’s in your bag posts? Love them. For bedbound folks, the question is usually, what’s next to your bed? We want to know how folks set up their

rebeccaweger May 22, 2020May 26, 2020 Deeper Dive 4 Comments Read more

Some Coping Approaches for COVID-19

I know folks are feeling scared and overwhelmed with the prospect of social distancing, isolation, possibly even quarantine. Here’s a missive from someone who has experience being housebound. I’ve been mostly housebound since sometime in 2017. As of this writing,

rebeccaweger March 13, 2020 Deeper Dive 4 Comments Read more

Movie Adventure

Movie Adventure

I went to the movies for the first time in about 16 months! My friend and I met up at @thecinemapolis to see Downton Abbey. Fun, fluffy, entertainment. Last year I was lying in bed one day fantasizing about going out in

rebeccaweger October 6, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more

Communicating About Chronic Illness

Photograph of a rotary telephone on a tree stump in the woods

I am a member of quite a number of Facebook support groups for my illnesses, particularly ME and POTS. One of the biggest themes I hear from others is a struggle to be heard, understood, believed. I don’t often have

rebeccaweger September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 Deeper Dive 7 Comments Read more

Staying Connected to the Outside World

Cascadilla Falls

Until I was too ill to go out much, I walked through my neighborhood every day. I walked to work from 2008-2016. I got a dog in 2014. I have a deep connection to this little part of the world.

rebeccaweger July 15, 2019 Deeper Dive No Comments Read more
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