Posts Tagged chronic illness

  • Embracing a Terminal Illness Embracing a Terminal Illness
    Fred Lanphear shares how his recent diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s Disease brought a beautiful opportunity of growth to the Songaia Cohousing Community, which he cofounded.
  • Coping with Chronic Illness During the Holidays Coping with Chronic Illness During the Holidays
    by Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. | Unable to attend family holiday celebrations due to chronic illness? Here are some tips for making the holiday season a time to look forward to no matter what your circumstance.
  • What's helping you rise? What’s helping you rise?
    I just discovered a wonderful website for a wonderful reading/study group: healthpursuitsgroup.com. They are a unique health book club for people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (FMS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), and related conditions.
  • Fantastic Fixes for Low Energy Fantastic Fixes for Low Energy
    by Connie Strasheim | Energy. We sufferers of chronic illness could all use a bit more of the stuff, and every little blip in our internal and external environments alters how much we have at any given moment.
  • Get Healthy by Getting out of Victim Mode Get Healthy by Getting out of Victim Mode
    by Connie Strasheim | "Poor me!" Yes, it's time to eat some worms. You're broke, jobless, and you have nobody with whom to cuddle at night because you're too sick to be in a romantic relationship.
  • “I’m too Sick to Be in a Romantic Relationship”
    by Connie Strasheim | Is this just another one of your excuses for staying single? Or is it an idea based on your friends’ marriages, struggling because one of the partners has a chronic illness?
  • Dying For Some Zzz's! Dying For Some Zzz’s!
    by Connie Strasheim | It's midnight, and you've been lying awake for two hours, your thoughts on fast forward as you toss and turn like a vegetable kabob over a spit.
  • There's No Right Way to Be Sick There’s No Right Way to Be Sick
    by Sweigh Emily Spilkin | You've got to give the inner critic props for its tenacity. You know what I'm talking about, that voice inside that, even when we are flat on our backs with suffering, chimes in with: "Is that all you got?"
  • Meaning as Medicine in Chronic Illness Meaning as Medicine in Chronic Illness
    by Sweigh Emily Spilkin | When we develop a chronic illness, our basic way of understanding the world dissolves. At least that how it feels. At least that's how it felt in my case.
  • They Will Never, Ever Understand Lyme Disease They Will Never, Ever Understand Lyme Disease
    by Connie Strasheim | They won't understand. No matter how hard you try to explain the suffering that Lyme disease causes you and how much they attempt to empathize with your pain. Unless they have Lyme disease, too, they won't get it.