Zebra Pig

  • The Challenge of Eating

    Hello my Zebras and Spoonies! Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today! Like many of us with chronic illness, I have challenges when trying to eat. I have to eat a special diet in order to keep my stomach happy and to avoid having flares. I eat a… Read ⇢

  • Free Agency

    The universe is infinite in both size and time. When compared to this incomprehensible immensity, we are beyond insignificant. It is rather like being a single cell within a human body. An essential working component to the whole, but inconceivably too small to ever be considered by that greater whole.… Read ⇢

  • Medical Journaling

    How do you make sure that the different pieces in your life all stay stable and well managed? The answer is that there’s no magical answer for everyone in doing this and that, unfortunately, it’s just a lot of trial and error. No matter how good of a regimen you… Read ⇢

  • Update 080121

    A Brief Update Hello my zebras and spoonies! Thanks for coming and visiting me. As always, I am glad that you’ve stopped by and you’re hanging out with me for a little while. Read ⇢

  • Coded Messages

    Hello Zebras and Spoonies! Thanks for stopping by. Today, I have a bit of a rant… Read ⇢

  • Pressure Canner Pea Soup Recipe

    This is one of the family’s favorites.  Read ⇢

  • Shift the Focus

    A year ago, a dear friend of mine lost his long battle with depression and died by suicide. I always imagined that someone I loved dying by suicide would make me angry. But of all the complex feelings that I have had, anger has never been amongst them. While I… Read ⇢

  • Grieving the Self

    Hello fellow zebras and spoonies. It’s time for another talk about grief. Yup, I talk about this topic a lot. Why is that? Well, because grief is a fundamental part of the human condition and it is something that we aren’t very good at dealing with. I believe that by… Read ⇢

  • Thank You!

    As of today, I have over 50 followers. I started this blog about 5 months ago because I needed a space to talk about my chronic illness. It means a lot to me that each of you have decided to follow my ramblings and rants. Thank you so much! Read ⇢

Meet the blog host, Zebra Pig.

A neurodivergent, chronic illness gaming nerd and nurse. Talking about all things in the medical and chronic illness world. Telling my story and giving my perspective.