Latest Blog Posts from Gillian Freney

Notes From a Noncompliant Patient

Notes From a Noncompliant Patient

I trust science. I am humbled by the amount of study, training, and practice that go into becoming a doctor. When a doctor advises me to do ...

By Gillian FreneyJuly 28, 2022
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Looking Fine and Feeling Not-Fine: Living with Invisible Symptoms

Looking Fine and Feeling Not-Fine: Living with Invisible Symptoms

An acquaintance recently asked me, “Isn’t it amazing how we take our good health for granted? How we don’t even have to think about moving through ...

By Gillian FreneyJune 23, 2022
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RA and COVID: Fear and Hope

RA and COVID: Fear and Hope

Uncertainty is baked into living with chronic conditions. Feeling well is not a given when you have RA. The prospect of physical limitation forever ...

By Gillian FreneyMay 31, 2022
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My Sjögren's Experience

My Sjögren's Experience

I have Sjögren's (pronounced “show-grins”). It’s a common, systemic autoimmune disease. It frequently affects people with other autoimmune diseases, including ...

By Gillian FreneyApril 28, 2022
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Communicating With Doctors

Communicating With Doctors

I’m not sure what I expected from doctors before I became a person who spends an unreasonable amount of time in their exam rooms. I suppose I pictured ...

By Gillian FreneyFebruary 23, 2022
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Me, My Health & the Internet

Me, My Health & the Internet

My relationship with internet research was complicated by success. I scoured medical research online for years, searching for (and ultimately finding) an explanation ...

By Gillian FreneyJanuary 25, 2022
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