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Connect2Health Conference and WEGO Health Awards Recap

Connect2Health Conference and WEGO Health Awards Recap

Oct 24, 2018 | Medicine & News, Uncategorized | 0 comments

If you weren’t able to tune into the WEGO Health Award ceremony on the main stage at Connect2Health via Facebook live in Boston last week, you can view some of the award speeches including mine in the video below.     To see all of the 2018 WEGO Health Award...

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⭐️ Collaboration Opportunity! ⭐️ . I know ⭐️ Collaboration Opportunity! ⭐️ . I know we are still in August and summer is in full swing, but things like pumpkin patches, apple picking, hot lattes, bonfires, wearing cute boots and most importantly Pain Awareness Month is coming up in September! . So fellow RA warrior @fightrheumatoidarthritis and I, are collaborating to bring an exciting video opportunity to people in the community. We want to hear from you on ‘How Chronic Pain and/or Pain Makes You Feel?’ Does it make you feel...Sad? Frustrated? Lonely? Depressed? Share a word or few words to describe how you feel or how it’s made you feel when you did experience it. Pain doesn’t just impact someone on a physical level, it has more far-reaching effects mentally and emotionally at times. These two areas are often overlooked and with this video we hope to shine a light on this aspect of chronic pain. Even if your pain is minimal now (mine is too), you can still share how it has made you feel at one point in time when you did struggle with it more. There may be someone out there who hasn’t reached that place of feeling pain-free or having more good days yet, and could be looking for someone like you to relate to, have them feel less alone and hopeful that brighter days are ahead. ⛈ ☀️ . The last day to submit the video is August 28th and will be uploaded on September 1st on both of our YouTube channels! . INSTRUCTIONS: Film horizontally on your camera phone or any other device. In a minute or less (if you go over a bit that’s fine), say ‘Chronic Pain/and or Pain Makes Me Feel ____________’ (add in your word or words that describes your experience or what you felt when you did experience pain from your health condition more often). You can also introduce yourself, your diagnosis and explain the emotional toll that chronic pain has had on you in more detail, if you wish!) . Link is in my bio to submit 💙
We had so many zucchini’s from the garden this y We had so many zucchini’s from the garden this year (our zucchini plant is so tired/dying now ☹️ see next pics) and yesterday I opted to treat myself by making this delicious gluten and diary-free chocolate chip zucchini bread 😋 The recipe is from @gfshoestring blog Gluten Free on a Shoe String. She has authored several cookbooks and is a pioneer in gluten free baking. You would never even guess that this zucchini bread was gluten free, that’s how good it is. Here’s the recipe: 🌿 1 1/2 cup gluten free flour (she suggest to use Better Batter. We used Namaste GF Perfect Flour Blend. Bob’s Res Mill is a great brand I’ve used too). 🌿1/2 tsp. kosher salt 🌿1/2 tsp. baking soda 🌿1/2 tsp. baking powder (I use Bob’s Fed Mill aluminum free powder and soda.) 🌿1 tsp. ground cinnamon (I used Ceylon cinnamon) 🌿2/3 cups chocolate chips (Enjoy Life chocolate chip brand has been my go-to for years) 🌿1/2 cup brown sugar 🌿2 1/8 cup drained grated zucchini (garden zucchini tastes so much better) 🌿2 eggs room temperature (can use non-egg substitutes) 🌿1/4 cup grasped, canola or vegetable oil 🌿1 tsp. vanilla extract Place dry ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine to the mixture well. Then add sugar and whisk to combine. Add 1/4 cups of the grated zucchini and gently mix in. Set aside and place the remaining 7/8 cups of the zucchini, the eggs, oil and vanilla in a blender and pulse. (We used a bigger whisk instead). Add the wet ingredients to the mixture. The batter will be very wet. Add 2 cups of the chocolate chips to the batter and mix evenly. Place into 9 x 5 prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Scatter the remaining chocolate chips on top and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Let cool for 30min. Then slice and serve. 😍 Check out the recipe on her blog for more details. . I typically have avoided eggs or usually only eat the egg whites. But since my body isn’t reacting to eggs anymore, I add it in my diet from time to time. Honestly, I have been in flares even when I avoided eggs strictly so I tend to not worry about it as much if I do eat it sparingly now and especially if I know the eggs are of high quality. Enjoy!
I’m in the process of revamping my website and w I’m in the process of revamping my website and was going through old blog posts last week. I came across a poem I wrote in 2017 called, “Snap Crackle and Pop” which you can also find on @themightysite. I have been on a romance & love poetry kick lately, but wanted to start writing more about my experiences with chronic illness too. Writing has always been a form of catharsis for me and you’ve probably heard many others say the same. So I took my old freestyle poem and wrote a new one based off of that. This talks about Rice Krispies not being the only thing that, no pun intended, snaps crackles and pops. It also tells a story about how much of a rollercoaster ride it is to achieve remission with rheumatoid arthritis. But it can happen. ⭐️ Hope you all enjoy! . . . #freestylepoem #freestylepoetry #bymepoetry #poetrybyme #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writerscommunity #writerslife #poetsofinstagram #risingabovera #blogger #blog #spilledink #spilledinkpoetry #words #ricekrispytreats #ricekrispies #snapcracklepop #arthritisadvocate #rheumatoidarthritis #chronicillness #invisibleillness #advocate #invisibleillnessawareness #remission #disabilityawareness #arthritissucks #rawarriors #wordporn #juvenilearthritis
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