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Spoonie Essentials: Everyday Magic "This is not a game. This is my real life." Before her life-changing diagnosis, Brittani lived a life full of competing priorities. Politics, athletics, school and everything in-between kept Brittani at a non-stop pace until all was brought to a screeching halt with chronic illness. The All-American Athlete spent three months in the hospital fighting to survive and beat the odds, but that struggle was just the beginning of a new kind of existence for the Spoonie. What is a Spoonie, you may ask? A Spoonie is anyone who suffers from chronic illness, in reference to Christine Miserandino's Spoon Theory (which you can read more about here ). Diagnosed with Lupus, Crohn's Disease, Dress Syndrome, a survivor of colon cancer who also manages multiple food allergies, Brittani is, herself, a Spoonie. After looking death in the eyes and reclaiming her ability to walk, something doctors told her would be impossible, she's r