Welcome to the blog!

Hello! My name is Jessie and I’m so thrilled you found this blog!

Spoiler alert: I have diabetes. I got it in 2014 and it came out of nowhere and it super fucked up the way I think about body image, health, chronic illness, gratitude, and all sorts of other things. That’s the short version. Here’s the long version:

DIAGNOSIS STORY: 

WJH Part 1
WJH Part 2
WJH Part 3
WJH Part 4
WJH Part 5
WJH Part 6
WJH Part 7

LIVING WITH DIABETES:

LWD First 2 Months
LWD My Hair
LWD My First Low
LWD On Mortality
LWD On Beauty
LWD Technology

THEN: I made the fairly ridiculous decision to do a clinical trial.

The Clinical Trial

TCT Part 1
TCT Part 2
TCT Part 3

IN THE MEANTIME:

I have complained about National Diabetes Month, had a breakdown on the subway, failed at my first Thanksgiving with Diabetes, and had another breakdown.

Oh yeah, then there was the business of the second autoimmune disorder.

Would You Like An Autoimmune Disorder with your Autoimmune Disorder? 

WYL Part 1
WYL Part 2
WYL Part 3
WYL Part 4
WYL Part 5
WYL Part 5.5