Chronic illness is no fun. If you're here, you already know that.

Iā€™m Julia, and I've been living with chronic illness for more than a decade. My doctors are fantastic, my husband is beyond supportive, my friends are helpful and delightful, and it is still a struggle to get through every single day. This site is here to share the rants, resources, reviews, and ruminations I've created in my time as an angry invalid.

The Assertive Patient

The Assertive Patient

This website, from the Massachusetts advocacy group Health Care For All, has some extremely useful general tips for patient self-advocacy, along with specific information about Massachusetts hospital. Not everything is going to be applicable in every state, as patients' rights differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the suggestions about expressing concerns and filing complaints are well thought out and could come in handy for many.

Which Painkiller Is Best?

The Stanford ME/CFS Initiative