30 Uplifting Things You Need To Remember If You Suffer From a Chronic Illness Natasha Da Silva “ The scariest part of it all is the unknown. Not knowing if you’ll ever get better. Constantly fearful that you will spend the rest of your days in pain. That your dreams are no longer realistic or attainable.
How The Terror Of My Mother’s Fight With Cancer Blessed Me With More Empathy Alexa Lizotte “ Those who have suffered from this type of hurt are capable of a deeper understanding and threshold. Those who have suffered tragedy know pain and suffering. Those who have experienced these times are less quick to judge, have kinder tongues, have open arms. They are trying so hard to keep everything together.
This Is Diabetes Abbey Murray “ Diabetes is not what the media portrays it as – a fat person’s disease. Diabetes is thousands of people fighting against their own bodies everyday to stay alive.
What Adulting With Cancer Is Really Like Nickole LeVear “ I didn’t want to tell anyone that I was sick because I didn’t want to be treated differently than anyone else. I didn’t want people to avoid talking about cancer because “the cancer girl” was around.
7 Things You Need To Understand About Dating Someone With A Chronic Illness Samantha Chester “ When you are dating somebody with chronic health problems, things tend to be a little bit more complicated. This does not mean that we deserve love less than anyone else.
5 Things You Learn When You Grow Up With A Parent Suffering From A Chronic Illness Angela Wilson “ You never know what someone is going through just by looking at them.
This Is How Nannying For A Sick Little Boy Changed My Life Completely Brittany Berke “ We can read about this stuff all day long, but it’s not until one has a personal experience with a disease or disorder, or associates closely with someone who has said disease or disorder, that one truly understands what it is like.
I Hope You Get Well Soon Rania Naim “ I hope you get well soon because the world needs you – because I need you. The world needs people with your kindness and compassion and the world needs people who still know how to love unconditionally without asking for anything in return.
Crohn’s Disease: I Can’t Hang Out Because My Body Is Beating The Crap Out Of Me Ashley Esper “ What I have been through because of my disease has changed my personality and outlook on life entirely. I no longer worry about the little things in life, I don’t deal with drama, I don’t focus on things I cannot change because I realize there are way more important things I need to devote my limited energy to.
I Have A Scar, But I Am Not Defined By It Alison Meehan “ I’m not the sick girl. I never was. I live with an illness. I was very sick at one point, but it was never who I was.