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Tag Archives: hugs
Having a Caring, Compassionate, Understanding Friend
When our lives are difficult, as they often are when we have a chronic illness, having a caring, compassionate, understanding friend can be tremendously helpful. A friend can give us hugs, and when we need it, a shoulder to cry … Continue reading
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An Opportunity to Walk My Talk
I know I’ve been very fortunate, because I’ve had relatively good health for most of the time since I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. As I describe in the page about this blog, my symptoms kept getting worse and worse … Continue reading
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Tagged flare, hugs, pain, self compassion, uncertainty, walk my talk
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Give Your Partner What You Can – and Have Compassion for Yourself
I send out biweekly tips for how to have a better life when you have a chronic illness. I sent the following tip about three months ago. If you’re curious about why I’m posting my tip to my blog, you … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, giving back, gratitude, guilt, hugs, partner, relationship
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It’s Never Wrong To Be Upset Or Scared
Even though I have Crohn’s disease, I belong to support groups for people with other diseases. I joined them to learn more about what life is like for people who have different illnesses and also to give suggestions that I … Continue reading
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Tagged arthritis, crippling pain, fear, feelings, hugs, night sweats, self compassion, Still's disease, support groups, upset
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Some Strategies For Dealing With Chronic Fatigue That I Wish I Had Known
Those of us who live with chronic illnesses can have many difficulties to deal with because of those illnesses. But I have found, from my own life and from coaching and talking with others with chronic illnesses, that there are … Continue reading
How to Love Yourself When You Have a Chronic Illness – Part 2
Last spring I wrote a post I called “How to Love Yourself When You Have a Chronic Illness.” In it I included a letter I had written to Richard M. Cohen, an author and award-winning journalist, in response to an … Continue reading
Another way to benefit if you’re in an online support group
In this post, I’m going to describe a very different way to benefit from participating in on online support group. But first I will say a few words about them for those who have never joined one. They are great … Continue reading
I’m So Sorry
In this post I want to tell you three of the most important words I’ve learned in my life. Those words are: I’m so sorry. You may be wondering or guessing why I think those words are so important. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Crohn's disease, denial, depression, emotional pain, healing, hugs, kindness, physical pain, remission, self compassion, struggle, understanding
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