Category Archives: Health Activist Writers Month Challenge

A Theme Song

Today is day 11 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Theme Song. The prompt for today asked us to imagine that our health focus or blog was getting its own theme song.   We were asked … Continue reading

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Dear Mike

Today is day 10 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Dear 16-year-old-me. Today’s challenge was to write a letter to ourselves at age 16.  As I sat pondering how to respond to the prompt, I … Continue reading

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Keep Calm

Today is day 9 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Keep Calm and Carry On. Today’s challenge was to create our own version of the popular Keep Calm and Carry On posters focused on the … Continue reading

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Just Post Something

So, today is day 8 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Best conversation I had this week. For some reason or another, I’ve struggled with writing a response to this prompt today.  When I tweeted … Continue reading

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There’s More to Life

This is day seven of the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge and Today’s Prompt is: Health Activist Choice. When living with chronic health issues that require constant attention, it is easy to become so consumed by those thoughts that we … Continue reading

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Health Haiku

This is day six of the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge and Today’s Prompt is: Health haiku. Today’s challenge is to write a haiku poem about health focus.  Given that I have two main health issues, I’ve chosen to write … Continue reading

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Learning to Fly Again

This is day five of the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge and Today’s Prompt is: Ekphrasis Post. Today’s challenge was to visit flickr.com/explore and write about the image that appeared and any thoughts and feelings it stirs.  And also to … Continue reading

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It helps someone

Writing has been a part of my life with type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure since I was diagnosed in late December 2008.  At first it was basically used as a mind dump.  A way to get all of … Continue reading

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The ability to control time

Don’t you wish there was more time? More time in the day to finish those never ending chores. More time to cut away at that mountain of college coursework. Hi Ashley! Hi Kerri! How about more time to sleep? Lord … Continue reading

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Words to live by

Anyone who has read my blog for a while or had contact with me in some way knows that the last three years of my life have been rough.  Facing my own mortality in the wake of being diagnosed with … Continue reading

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