Tenacious ME

Tenacious ME Tackling disabling autoimmune disease with obstinance and humor!

What scares you?
03/16/2026

What scares you?

"Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." ...
03/15/2026

"Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
- Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking Glass"

The fact is, humans rarely try what they don't believe is possible. So, hear me out,...what if you believed?

Are you broken but still breathing? The truth is, life broke me, the endless struggle to keep up. Trying to appear norma...
03/14/2026

Are you broken but still breathing?

The truth is, life broke me, the endless struggle to keep up. Trying to appear normal.

Faking it never ended in making it, just exhaustion and frustrated tears.

Trying to do it all is overwhelming, trying to do it all while dragging autoimmune disease along
for the ride, is unreasonable, insane in fact.

It took me so long to figure out that I wasn’t failing to measure up. I was just using the wrong
measuring stick. If I was going to find value in this broken life, I’d have to find a new way to
measure my worth.

I had to let go of caring about what everyone else thought. I tucked the people pleaser away
and said no more often. I stopped trying to keep up and started focusing on taking care. On
creating a life I could be proud of.

Because here I was, broken but still breathing.



Why eating well isimportant when youhave an Autoimmune Disease.Healthy bodies requirehealthy fuel to be that way.A well...
03/13/2026

Why eating well is
important when you
have an Autoimmune Disease.

Healthy bodies require
healthy fuel to be that way.

A well rounded diet
provides the raw
materials for your body
to run as well as it can.

For energy.
To build healthy cells.
To help cells work right.
To regulate things like
blood pressure and inflammation.

Because autoimmune
diseases attack healthy
tissues, patients need extra
nutrients to fuel rebuilding.

All that extra work being done by your
body, uses energy. Everything your body
does uses cellular energy. The more it
has to do, the more energy it needs.

Nutrients are a bit like a light switch,
they are used to turn immune functions
on and off. They are used up in the
process. Without the right nutrients,
your body doesn’t have an off switch for
things like inflammation.

Supporting your autoimmune body
with healthy food gives it a fighting chance!

Write it Wednesday....I am grateful for....YOU!!!
03/11/2026

Write it Wednesday....
I am grateful for....

YOU!!!

Currently devouring this gem of a book! Hooked from the first page, well done! 🌠
03/11/2026

Currently devouring this gem of a book! Hooked from the first page, well done! 🌠

On my table this month, the kind of choas only I would create. Currently in progress a haunted house and spring greenho...
03/10/2026

On my table this month, the kind of choas only I would create. Currently in progress a haunted house and spring greenhouse. Which sums me up pretty well if I'm honest. 🤣 Dark and spooky with a sprinkle of eternally hopeful. ✨️🌱
(Don't mind Santa waiting in the wings for his makeover, time is complicated and I'm always running out! Drop an emoji if you feel that!)

Join us for our monthly Thursday social hour where Cheryl Crow OT will share tips and tools for thriving with Rheumatoid...
03/09/2026

Join us for our monthly Thursday social hour where Cheryl Crow OT will share tips and tools for thriving with Rheumatoid arthritis.

Known for her entertaining yet educational videos featuring arthritis life hacks, product demonstrations, and insights into the psychosocial aspects of life with invisible chronic illness, Cheryl brings passion and energy to the conversation.


Leaning on a combination of lived experience with RA and Occupational Therapy training, Cheryl will share some of the things that have helped her and others reclaim the parts of their life that matter most to them.

Energetic and educational, she brings hope to the table!

Stay after the presentation for a social catch up with group members. Hope to see you there!

Sign up at https://connectgroups.arthritis.org/groups/rheumatoid-arthritis

In case you forgot...I believe in you. I believe you have the power to shape the world you see. I believe together we ...
03/04/2026

In case you forgot...
I believe in you.
I believe you have the power to shape the world you see.
I believe together we can change the course of history.
All we have to do, is believe in who we are.

Be Tenacious my friends 🫶

Another frosty morning in Maine...some thoughts from another frosty day. If you need me I will be sitting by the woodst...
03/02/2026

Another frosty morning in Maine...some thoughts from another frosty day.
If you need me I will be sitting by the woodstove in my fuzzy pants!

My love is rare! My husband lives with a complex and mysterious rare blood disorder. Over the years it has given us a ...
02/28/2026

My love is rare! My husband lives with a complex and mysterious rare blood disorder. Over the years it has given us a few big scares and emergency medical experiences. From life flight to transfusions and new meds that are less dangerous than being attacked by your own body, we have had many new experiences together over the years.

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