# A Daily Dose
> Where Words Are Medicine⚕️: Newsletters about veterinary medicine, chronic illness, world news, neurodivergence, parenthood, going NC with family, and more. A Daily Dose delivered right to your inbox!
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## Pages
- [About This Site](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/about.md) - A Daily Dose With Cammy is an independent publication I launched in April 2026. I am a mixed Indigenous author - from the Arkansas Apache who were assigned to Oklahoma - as well as mother, wife, former kennel manager, and vet tech - now fully disabled. In February 2025, I was in a car accident in w…
- [Book Club](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/book-club.md) - Join my monthly book club, & read some of the hottest books on the shelves.
- [Join the X-Factors](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/join-the-x-factors.md) - Whether you are chronically ill, neurodivergent, or both, this is the place for you!
- [Pet Help](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/pet-posse-pet-advice.md) - Need some help with your 4-legged babies? I've got your back.
- [Publications](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/publications.md) - A Daily Dose: Where Words Are Medicine 🩺
- [Stitchcraft & Beadery](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/stitchcraft-beadery.md) - Handcrafted Jewelry From an Indigenous Artist to You

## Posts
- [We Need To Talk About Lindsay Clancy And The Power of White Woman Tears](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/we-need-to-talk-about-lindsay-clancy-and-the-power-of-white-woman-tears.md) - At the risk of being berated, threatened, and called every name in the book, I have to talk about Lindsay Clancy. Disclaimer, so she doesn't try to sue me, too (kidding...mostly): This is all my opinion, based on the evidence that has come out. Everything is alleged until proven in a court of law,…
- [Living Is A Chore For The Chronically Ill, & It Won't Get Better Without Systemic Change](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/living-is-a-chore-for-the-chronically-ill-it-wont-get-better-without-systemic-change.md) - Having dream after dream rip at the seams brings a level of intense grief, a longing for what was your outlet, your goal in life, wishing with everything in you that things could be different.
- [How To Potty Train Like A Pro](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/how-to-potty-train-like-a-pro.md) - A No-Fuss Guide to Potty Training The Pups in Your Life
- [Please Stop Telling Your Chronically Ill Friends to "Get Better Soon."](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/please-stop-telling-your-chronically-ill-friends-to-get-better-soon.md) - We won't. That's why it's called "CHRONIC."
- [When Does Advocacy & Sleuthing Turn Into A Dangerous Breach of Information?](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/when-does-advocacy-sleuthing-turn-into-a-dangerous-breach-of-information.md) - Steve started throwing out info nuggets as soon as the crimes happened. He was immediately telling the news stations all about where the killer came into the home, that he didn't "have" to go upstairs, that the kids wouldn't have survived even if EMTs had been at their doorstep.
- [Still Don't Believe Women Are Treated Differently By Doctors?](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/still-dont-believe-women-are-treated-differently-by-doctors.md) - Here's A True Story For You.
- [My Life Doesn't Leave The Bed](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/my-life-doesnt-leave-the-bed.md) - I live a good bit of my life in bed, with my dogs. There are so many days I can't bring myself to do much, other than scroll the internet and watch trash TV. Sitting up hurts, regardless of back support. It's excruciating just to sit on the couch. My hips are displaced, but apparently 'not displace…
- [I Was Taught To Spank My Kid.](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/i-was-taught-to-spank-my-kid.md) - But I'm The One Who Broke The Cycle.
- [I Thought My Mother Was My Best Friend - I Was Wrong](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/i-thought-my-mother-was-my-best-friend-i-was-wrong.md) - "Agghhhhhhh" my mother screeched in pain, trying to hold it together enough to make it to the hospital for delivery. A little head falls right into the vaginal canal, ready to burst out at any moment. The cloth seats sink in terror, knowing full well what's about to happen to their brand-new, squea…
- [Sure, I'm A Warrior...But I Wish I Didn't Have To Be.](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/sure-im-a-warrior-but-i-wish-i-didnt-have-to-be.md) - Every time someone new in my life finds out that I have several chronic illnesses, they immediately tell me how much of a 'warrior' I am. The problem with that is simply: I don't want to be a warrior. I have to be a warrior, because I have a family, and suicide is generally frowned upon in most soc…
- [An Open Letter To My Parents](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/an-open-letter-to-my-parents.md) - All my life, I just wanted to make you both proud. I wanted to be accepted for who I was. I wanted to get an apology when you hurt me, just as I have always done for you. Every fight, every argument, every misunderstanding, I would always come back and apologize when it clicked that I was hurtful &…
- [Thousands of Native Americans Have Been Kidnapped, Abused, & Left For Dead by 'Sober Living Homes' After Being Promised Treatment](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/native.md) - Arizona might not be willing to declare them hate crimes, but I am.
- [Your Dog Could Die in the Summer Heat If You Don't Follow These Simple Rules](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/your-dog-could-die-in-the-summer-heat-if-you-dont-follow-these-simple-rules.md) - 'That's all - one car ride to work, one bus ride home from school, one brew of coffee, one unbridled moment of passion with your partner. No, I'm not exaggerating. That's literally all it takes, and you don't get a do-over.'
- [Can Anybody Help Us Through This Nightmare As Three Days Grace Pleaded?](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/can-anybody-help-us-through-this-nightmare-like-three-days-grace-begged.md) - With access to nuclear weapons, I'm sure he's been creaming himself, drooling over dreams of obliterating everyone he can't stand - so, all but himself - while many of his constituents go without food, clothes, shelter, & basic fucking necessities...
- [Can You Enjoy A Vacation, Despite Chronic Illness?](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/is-a-vacation-truly-a-vacation-for-the-chronically-ill.md) - "People who are chronically ill, like myself, might be going on a vacation, but we aren't really experiencing any less pain; we're just experiencing it in another part of the world. Whether by boat, car, train, or plane...I will always carry it with me..."
- [I'm Being Held Captive By Disney Dreamlight Valley](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/im-being-held-captive-by-disney-dreamlight-valley.md) - And I don't want to be freed! 🤷🏻‍♀️
- [Your Pets Should Not Be Left Alone Outside](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/your-pets-should-not-be-left-alone-outside.md) - The higher risk of escape just isn't worth it.
- [Disability is Not A Dirty Word](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/disability-is-not-a-dirty-word.md) - A Quick Word on Overcoming Reluctance to Identify as "Disabled"
- [AI Is Selling Girlfriends](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/ai-is-selling-girlfriends.md) - They're shells of humanity, torn apart from millions of prompts and pieced together again in a pixel abyss of binary code, HTML, and JavaScript - a human-adjacent piece of technology, made off the backs of real women, because men think they can build the "perfect" one.
- [It's Not All In Your Head](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/its-not-all-in-your-head.md) - "There are good doctors out there who will do whatever it takes to find the root cause of your issues, and they are worth finding, worth holding out hope for, worth the world in gold to you when you get that big, beautiful D - for diagnosis, of course."
- [Proper Pain Control for Chronic Pain Patients is Suicide Prevention](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/proper-pain-control-for-chronic-pain-patients-is-suicide-prevention.md) - It hurts to breathe. It hurts to exist. Yet, doctors want to hold our pain to some threshold, some minimum amount of acceptable pain. I don't think any amount of constant pain is acceptable.
- [My Car Accident Brought Me Here.](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/my-car-accident-brought-me-here.md) - And Now, I Realize My Veterinary Career Was Devastating My Soul
- [I Broke Up With My Family](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/i-broke-up-with-my-family.md) - And my Mother Thinks Lying is the Way to Win Me Back
- [My GSP Mix Is A Major Resource Guarder, But Not For the Reasons You Might Think](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/my-gsp-mix-is-a-major-resource-guarder-but-not-for-the-reasons-you-might-think-2.md) - Raising a whole crew of dogs is a lot different from just raising one, and that can be for a lot of reasons. Dahlia's reason is likely no fault of her own - she likely has Ovarian Remnant Syndrome because she was spayed entirely too early.
- [As The World Wide Web Enwrapped Us, the Real World Shrunk](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/as-the-world-wide-web-enwrapped-us-the-real-world-shrunk.md) - And We May All Be Worse Off For It...
- [I Am A Former Teen Mom Who Turns 35 This Week. Here's What I've Learned.](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/i-am-a-former-teen-mom-who-turns-35-this-week-heres-what-ive-learned.md) - My daughter and I grew up together, and I think I've learned more than I've taught.
- [Does Your Veterinarian Speak In Terms You Don't Understand, But Feel Silly Asking?](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/does-your-veterinarian-speak-in-terms-you-dont-understand-but-feel-silly-asking.md) - Rather than considering what the average client may or may not know, some vets breeze through their "explanations" with words like microfilaria and cystocentesis, leaving clients feeling as though everything thrown at them has gone completely over their heads.
- ["Do No Harm" For Chronically Ill Women Becomes "Do Nothing At All"](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/do-no-harm-for-chronically-ill-women-becomes-do-nothing-at-all.md) - The disgusting abbreviations they have for us will piss you off.
- [Doctors Minimizing and Ignoring Pain in Women Is Killing Us](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/doctors-minimizing-and-ignoring-pain-in-women-is-killing-us.md) - Apparently, suicide is preferable to prescribing pain medication to those who need it, according to our healthcare system.
- [The Dirty, Dangerous Truth About Boarding Kennels](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/the-dirty-dangerous-truth-about-boarding-kennels.md) - Walls Awash With diarrhea, Colitis Galore, & The Final Boss of The Kennel Owners To Avoid At All Costs
- [Why Your Vet is So Strict About Heartworm Prevention](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/why-your-vet-is-so-strict-about-heartworm-prevention.md) - It's Not Why You'd Think
- [You Got A Dog - Congrats! So...What Now?](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/you-got-a-dog-congrats-so-what-now.md) - 5 Practical Introductory Tips From A Former Kennel Manager & Vet Tech
- [I Asked Doctors of Threads to Answer Honestly: Here's What Happened, Instead](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/i-asked-doctors-of-threads-to-answer-honestly-heres-what-happened-instead.md) - I asked one simple question: Why do so many of you consistently belittle and diminish the pain women go through, especially when it comes to reproductive health and chronic, invisible illness?
- [Chasing Spirits: Part 1](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/chasing-spirits-part-1.md) - "I was afraid of my own shadow, convinced that my death and eternal damnation were right around the corner, waiting for me to drop my defenses and take me then and there."
- [Being A Decent Dancer Masked My AuDHD](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/being-a-decent-dancer-masked-my-audhd.md) - Growing up in North Texas means growing up deep in the heart of the Bible Belt, and rather than staunchly holding up your pants, it chokes you. Slowly, surely, the belt tightens, and the worn leather splits in silent protest, eager to escape its own abuse.
- [Broken Locks](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/broken-locks.md) - TW: Themes of SA If you are not at a point where you are healed enough to read this poem or the short accompanying story, please don’t. Protect your peace above all else. I am sending you all my love. 💜 The boys call us a tease If we don't please them, Get on our knees for them And leave our gates…
- [Rebirth](https://www.adailydosewithcammy.com/rebirth.md) - SubscribeSubscribe All that vying for attention Causing chaos and tension; A brokenness in my mind. Searching for answers, Mental illnesses growing like cancers; Love and tragedy intertwined. Like a shadow in the night, All that cunning and that bite. Creeping in, always back for more. Build me up…

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