Chronically Yours— Noura Costany

I’m terrible at asking for help. It’s important to me to prove that I can handle anything, despite my disability with Cushing’s disease. I have high expectations for myself and big goals I’m…

My pregnancy is both high risk and low risk, which can be a bit confusing to explain. Because of my Cushing’s disease and polycystic ovary syndrome, my partner and I decided to pursue…

Recently, an image depicting a “disability hierarchy” has gone viral on social media, sparking controversy within the disability community. The pyramid has three levels that seem to indicate the severity of one’s disability:…

I have Cushing’s disease, so I always travel with a mask. That’s because whenever I’ve gotten sick with something like COVID-19 or norovirus, it’s taken me out for weeks and posed great risk…

I’ve previously written about the spoon theory, which posits that different tasks require a certain amount of energy, or number of “spoons,” to complete. Those of us with chronic illness have a limited…

Last week, I announced that my partner and I are expecting our first child in February. We couldn’t be more excited about this development and are pumped to become supercool parents next year.

You might’ve guessed it from my recent columns about parenthood, my limited posting on social media, or these headlines, but surprise, I’m pregnant! I had a frozen embryo transfer on June 4…

The 1998 film “Sliding Doors” (spoiler alert) follows a woman, Helen, in two split timelines. In one, she catches her train home, finds her boyfriend cheating, starts her own business, and falls…

When I’ve noted publicly that my husband and I are going through the process of in vitro fertilization, I’ve received a lot more backlash than expected. Some said they’d never try this hard to…

Moving to Michigan from New York with a chronic illness has been incredibly stressful. While I’m excited to have a house and be able to move around more freely, there have been lots of…

Pride can be confusing for me. Yes, of course, I’m proud of my advocacy work. I’m proud of what my disability and my Cushing’s disease have led me to be. But as…