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 Next Best Decision In Front of Me
Published 1 day ago • 4 min read
Hi there, I thought urgent care would fix it. Hawaii, 2022. The pain started and I figured I'd go in, get an antibiotic or whatever they'd give me, and be done with it. I had no idea I was at the beginning of a four-year nightmare. That was the first time I believed something would solve everything. It wasn't the last. Austin, Texas. I needed knee surgery but they wouldn't do it because of my perianal infection. The orthopedic surgeon connected me with a colorectal surgeon who did an exam...
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