Tag: Chronic Illness

How to Lower Inflammation After Chronic Stress: 10 Science-Supported Tools (+ Bonus Pro Tip)

August 3, 2026

#1 Prioritize Quality Sleep: 🧠💙 Trauma can teach your body that sleep isn’t safe. When you’ve lived in survival mode for years, your nervous system doesn’t simply “turn off” because you’re tired. It stays on guard, scanning for danger—even when you’re finally safe. The good news? Your brain and body can learn a new pattern. … More How to Lower Inflammation After Chronic Stress: 10 Science-Supported Tools (+ Bonus Pro Tip)

Dear Mass Air National Guard, You Poisoned Me With Lead… But You Already Knew That (2025)

July 17, 2025

Dear Mass Air National Guard, You poisoned me with lead and made me lose more than twenty years of my life. I will spend the rest of my life making sure every Air National Guard member in the entire country understands the dangers of lead poisoning and how to treat it. I am a case … More Dear Mass Air National Guard, You Poisoned Me With Lead… But You Already Knew That (2025)

NBC News: Veterans Wait 30 Years on Average for the U.S. to Acknowledge Toxic Exposures (September 18, 2024)

September 18, 2024

“Veterans exposed on U.S. soil have had to wait even longer.”  My Toxic Exposure Story:Why Are Military Women Affected by Toxic Exposure More than Men?After Lead Poisoning Symptoms Dismissed by PTSD Diagnosis, It Results in Brain Inflammation, Fatigue, Muscle Weakness, Digestion Issues & Chronic PainI Watched My Father Die From a Brutal & Painful Battle with … More NBC News: Veterans Wait 30 Years on Average for the U.S. to Acknowledge Toxic Exposures (September 18, 2024)

Sailboating in Tampa Bay with the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in Florida (2016)

March 14, 2016

I’ve done a lot of firsts this past couple years and I added one more to the list this past week. I went sailing for the first time ever and even took the helm of the sailboat for quite a ways. What went from being completely uninterested in pursuing this particular hobby in the future … More Sailboating in Tampa Bay with the St. Petersburg Sailing Center in Florida (2016)

Day 1: Jennifer and Lee Arrived at Sandals Negril Jamaica in the Caribbean (2012)

April 17, 2012

The Drive from Montego Bay to the Sandals Negril Jamaica Resort: First Things First: Our First View of the Grounds and the Ocean: A Collection of First Photos Including the Room: 7 Mile Beach at Sandals Negril Jamaica: The Status of Our Health: This is a reminder to not judge a book by the cover. … More Day 1: Jennifer and Lee Arrived at Sandals Negril Jamaica in the Caribbean (2012)

Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)

January 15, 1979

In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, … More Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)