by Cathy Terranova | Apr 30, 2015 | Rethink Trauma
I read a post this week on TheMighty.com about a girl whose illness was brushed off in an abrupt and painful way. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I’d share about what it’s like to have similar things happen to you with respect to...
by Cathy Terranova | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
When you have a chronic illness you learn to recognize the ends of yourself. Unfortunately, the ends of yourself approach more rapidly than they do for people without illness. The brick wall called fatigue meets you smack in the face and knocks you over just when it...
by Cathy Terranova | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
I keep hearing this: Things could be worse. You could be blind, you could lose your legs, you could always be worse. However rationally accurate this argument can be, it isn’t healthy or fair. Maybe, if I were Jesus, I’d feel differently because I...
by Cathy Terranova | Mar 25, 2015 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Chronic Heroes, Rethink Trauma
So, I am sure you have heard about my beautiful daughter. Her name is Cathy. She is 25 years old and she is the most amazing woman in the world. Of course, I am extraordinarily biased….she IS my daughter after all. I don’t know HOW you met her but let...
by Cathy Terranova | Mar 9, 2015 | Chronic Heroes, Uncategorized
I met Kait in North Dakota, while we were on separate mission trips to the same place. She is, without question, a singular individual. She is caring, beautiful, funny, smart, artistic; the list is only exhaustive because so is the English language. For all of the...
