Hey everyone! This week, I want to get onto the topic of online support pages and medical resources for Cushing’s. A lot of people turn to support pages for full-on medical advice — and let’s be real here, only a medical professional can give out proper medical advice.
Welcome to a new end of the week, everyone! Today I’m discussing a huge, tricky topic: weight. I think weight is the most popular topic in the Cushing’s community because it’s one of the most visual symptoms of the disease. Acne, facial hair, red cheeks, and a sweaty face are also…
Hey, everyone! Another week has come and gone and it’s either been a good week, a bad week, or a subpar week in which things went decently or they didn’t. Hopefully, your week went well for the most part. As someone who has gone through Cushing’s, needed support, and now…
Hey, everyone! Last week, I discussed a general way of putting yourself first when you have Cushing’s and it feels like everything is spiraling out of control. I left a bit of a cliffhanger (if you want to look at it that way) on what to do about protecting…
Reading that title probably gave a lot of you instant feelings of guilt and anxiety. Trust me, I absolutely understand. After spending the last two years getting to know hundreds of Cushing’s patients through my Crush Cushing’s Facebook page, I’ve noticed that the guilt of having to put ourselves…
Impending doom. Shortness of breath. Pale skin and shakes. Body shivers. Teeth chattering. Those are just a few of the many symptoms of a panic attack. Anxiety and panic attacks are shockingly common for many people who have Cushing’s disease, even before they realize what they have. Raised levels…
Hey, everyone! I’ve never been someone who goes to the hospital just because I’m not feeling well, but given the circumstances of my health the past few years, I decided to go last Sunday. Long story short, last month and last week, I had a very strange thing repeatedly happen…
Having Cushing’s is a major scare and an even bigger adjustment to life. No matter how much you want to do things you used to do, you keep finding that the reality is you can’t — you have to adjust. You think that after surgery, everything will be amazing and…
Hey, everyone! I hope everyone reading this had a great week! This week on my Crush Cushing’s Instagram, I received a few messages from people asking me about my symptoms and theirs in order to compare them. On one hand, this type of questioning is OK because people don’t…
Welcome to another end of the week! Last weekend, I had the privilege of going on a couple’s retreat with my boyfriend, hosted by the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. It was all about reconnecting with your loved one and focusing on communication — not only with your partner,…
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