Private Chef, Writer & Podcaster
Feeling left out by friends or coworkers can hit hard, especially when you’re already battling chronic illness or the daily grind of writing your first novel. Here’s how to deal with being excluded—without wrecking your peace or your relationships.
Living with sarcoidosis and heart failure has taught me many things—chief among them? Asking for help often leads to more stress than it’s worth. If you’re chronically ill, fiercely independent, or just tired of being disappointed by well-meaning offers gone sideways, this one’s for you.
A tragic MRI accident in Westbury, NY, has one private chef and chronic illness survivor reflecting on medical safety, invisible disabilities, and the emotional weight of navigating life with sarcoidosis and heart failure. For fellow spoonies and debut authors juggling symptoms, appointments, and everything in between—this one hits close.
There is truly nothing I can say. Nothing. Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste. — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/07/usaid-emergency-food-incinerate-trump/683532/
If you live with heart failure, chronic illness, or just have a low tolerance for loud nonsense, you’re not alone in hating the Fourth of July fireworks. Here’s a sarcastic take from a private chef with sarcoidosis who would gladly trade in the “bombs bursting in air” for a drone show and a quiet night.
Tate Basildon 