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Candace D.

@diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social
932 followers 100 following 402 posts

Wife. Mother. Dog mom. Chronicling chronic illness ✍️🥄 #hEDS, #MCAS, #POTS, #foodallergies, #cornallergy, etc.

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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hellooo 👋
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I’ve never broken a bone, HBU? 🦴
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
So let me get this straight: The ableds hate it when our disability disables us and hate it when it doesn’t
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Do dogs think it’s rude when we pet them with our feet?
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
When disability happens to you, you won’t be able to just “try harder”. The social supports you think magically appear? They won’t show up. The medical system will let you down. Friends & family will abandon you. You will realize disability advocates were right all along.
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Multiple chronic illnesses because the only thing strong enough to kick my ass is me 🫠
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If you could text your chronic illness something right now, what would you say?
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Ok I’m ready for Halloween
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
An educational graphic against a dark blue background with faint grid accents in the top-left corner. Large white text at the top reads: "Negative labs do NOT mean:". Below the title, four pink, decorative scalloped circles are arranged in a two-by-two grid, each containing a different statement in white text:

Top left circle: "your pain isn't real"

Top right circle: "your fatigue is 'just depression'"

Bottom left circle: "your dizziness is 'just anxiety'"

Bottom right circle: "your symptoms are your fault"
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Eating a block of cheese: not socially acceptable Eating enough cheese off a charcuterie board to equal a block of cheese: socially acceptable
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I’ve tried some weird things to get rid of hiccups and none of them ever work, lol
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thank you for 900 followers here 🫶🫶🫶
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Nearly 900 followers here, yay!!
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
jordan [verified badge]

@jordan_stratton

Please arrive at the doctor's office 15 min prior to your appointment, which is 1 hour prior to when the doctor will actually see you. And don't forget your insurance card, which will allow us to charge a seemingly random yet absurd amount of money because no one can stop us.

:)
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I meant to live. I wanted to live. But I was ill, So I only survived. And life passed me by.
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Who authorized this new symptom?? 🤨
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I had an amazing bday 🥳🎈
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@danidonovan on x

"call and schedule an appointment"

[no written in a curvy wavy way]
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The thing about chronic illness is that there’s never just one thing. There’s always multiple things. There’s always compounding things that cause other things or are common concurrent things. It’s always just and endless stream of things.
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Illustrated text reads "F-CK YOUR MEDICAL OPINIONS Respectfully" in a mix of orange and black fonts. The words are framed by decorative hand-drawn flowers and leaves in shades of orange, blue, and red. A website URL, MyBodyIsTryingToKillMe.com, is visible in the bottom right corner.

Thanks to https://Freepik.com for the flowers
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The just world fallacy is a lie!
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
when u are struggling but u try and stay positive anyway  

[a sign that says 'everything will be okay' has fallen over into some bushes]
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
My body was like “chronic illnesses? I’ll take one of everything!”
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
How do I make my nervous system more of a calm system?
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Called lazy, a hypochondriac, whiny, etc as a child only to find out as an adult that I have hEDS and the fatigue, pain, etc all makes sense.
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Honestly, I’m too tired to keep explaining myself. Just judge me 🤷‍♀️😂
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
@diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social
@DiaryofaSickGrl - People often assume chronically ill/disabled people are faking for some sort of benefit. There’s 2 common ones I see:

They think we do it to get attention—we actually oftentimes get bullied/trolled, ignored, and left behind.

They think we do it to get “free money”—not every chronically ill/disabled person is on benefits. But it’s actually quite hard to be approved and they force you to live in poverty if you are.
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
My chronic illnesses actively harm me but are a minor inconvenience to others. Some people act as if this is reversed.
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter to everyone celebrating!
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Every time I go to the doctor now I feel like an old, beat up car going to the mechanic. Lots of things wrong, but what should we focus on first? 😅
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Homesick for a baseline that doesn’t exist anymore
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I’m only chronically ill on days that end in “day”
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Me vs pollen: a battle I lose every spring.
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Many times I’ve been the youngest person in a medical establishment’s waiting room. Exchanged horror stories with people much older than me… My chronic illnesses have made me feel like my aging is sped up.
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
💛💛💛
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Axl’s so cute. I’m obsessed with his little sticky uppy hairs on his head 😂🐾
Our black and white terrier mix puppy Axl with an orange and blue chuck it ball in his mouth. He has brown eyes and is standing our gray and white rug
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Yesterday I had “popcorn” for the first time in years. I’m allergic to corn so I used a plain rice cake, unsalted butter, and celtic sea salt 😋
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Candace D. @diaryofasickgrl.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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