
Living with chronic pain or any chronic illness is one of the hardest things a person can go through, and the fight for an official diagnosis can be even harder. Jumping through hoops and practically begging to be heard or taken seriously.
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Living with chronic pain or any chronic illness is one of the hardest things a person can go through, and the fight for an official diagnosis can be even harder. Jumping through hoops and practically begging to be heard or taken seriously.
Read moreChronic illness can really suck the love and romance out of Valentine’s Day. A big night out, or evening of passion, isn’t always an option when you’re fatigued, in pain or amid a flare-up. There is nothing less passionate than hot water bottles and pain killers. Which makes coming up with Valentine’s date ideas even more difficult.
Read moreThe misconceptions about chronic illness make me sick and sometimes laugh. Because not only are they false, they’re just ridiculous. Being told ‘we don’t look sick’, we’re lazy or boring. That’s just to name a few. It’s annoying and frustrating having to hear such crap or feeling like we must justify ourselves all the time.
Read moreManaging a long-term illness is a job within itself, its relentless and requires all of your time and attention. The most basic tasks become exhausting. The constant medical appointments fill you with dread, and trying to balance everything else on top of it can lead to chronic illness burnout.
Read moreToday is Blue Monday, which has been coined the most depressing day of the year. The Christmas decorations have come down, the holiday cheer and excitement has worn off and the post-Christmas blues have set in.
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