Tag: Chronic Illness

My face, masked, wet and tired

Published: September 10, 2020

This face...

This is not a face of contentment. Nor the face of comfort. This is the face of someone who does what they have to, despite it being the last thing they wanted to do.


doctor typing on a laptop

Published: February 11, 2017

Improve your healthcare appointments with this simple action

If you have at least one chronic illness, you will have multiple symptoms and problems. That’s just a fact. You health will never be still. It will ebb and flow like a river. And you won’t always know what direction it will meander next.


Image of new book cover

Published: December 06, 2016

Giving Back to my Community

If you have been diagnosed with a chronic illness, there is one thing that will help you along your journey more than anything — your support network. Sometimes this is your family and friends. It could be a weekly meeting at a support group. But more often these days it is to be found online. No one can deny the power of social media, especially when it comes to closing physical barriers, such as distance.


Overcrowed train

Published: March 22, 2013

Angry Birds, Bad Horror Movies and Invisible Illness

There is nothing more uncomfortable than looking up to find a dozen people staring at you! This was the feeling I had recently on my commute to work.


Girl sitting on a bench looking upset

Published: March 18, 2012

Grieving For Your Diagnosis

One of the hardest things to deal with in life is grief. Losing a loved one or family member can cause more pain than any physical injury ever will. Grief doesn’t just strike us when a bereavement occurs, grief can also strike with tragedy, but more pertinently, grief also visits us when being diagnosed with a chronic illness.


Cartoon of two batteries at a table. One saying "must you always be so negative"

Published: March 04, 2012

Finding the Silver Lining

One of the ways in which you can stay positive, despite your daily struggle is to look for the positives in a situation, and not focus on the negatives.


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Published: July 17, 2011