Life with chronic illness | The parts people don’t see
I’m Rob Nunnery. I’ve won 19 pro pickleball titles and I also live with Crohn’s and a colostomy. The newsletter gets sent 3x per week. Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Chronic illness shrinks people quietly. Plans change. Energy disappears. Bodies stop cooperating. Most of us carry it alone. This newsletter is a record of what it looks like to keep living anyway.
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The First Domino
Published 17 days ago • 1 min read
Hi friend, Happy New Year. I’m not big on resolutions. Never have been. They feel performative, like I’m supposed to declare some grand transformation that’ll be abandoned by February. But intentions? Those feel different. Those feel real. So here’s what I’m walking into 2026 with. First: putting my health first. And I’ll be honest, it doesn’t feel exciting. It feels frustrating. It’s annoying that I have to make it a priority. I’d rather just live without thinking about it, without planning...
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