Chronic Pain & Lifestyle Blog
Chronic 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.
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The 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.
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Managing 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.
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Guest post by Anya Willis
At The Chronic Diary, we know that living with a chronic condition isn’t easy. But nothing is worse than learning that your child has a chronic illness. You want to make them feel better, but you won’t always be around to help.
