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Tag Archives: quality of life
How Good a Racecar Driver are You?
I’m going to start out this post by asking you a favor, which is to please bear with me while I explain why I titled this post How Good a Racecar Driver are You? My guess is that while you’re … Continue reading
How to Make Good Decisions When You Have a Chronic Illness
Every day, all of us have lots of decisions to make. When you have a chronic illness, many of those decisions involve which providers to see, which treatments to try, and things like that. So they can affect whether you … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, chronic illness, decisions, fear, feelings, health, peace, quality of life, rejection, sadness, struggle, thoughts
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Are You Earning Your Own Trust (and Why You Should if You’re Not)?
To live the best life you possibly can, you need to take care of yourself well. And doing that is especially important when you have a serious chronic illness. But you’re human, and there are times when you can’t take … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, quality of life, self care, symptoms, trust
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The benefits of stretching
As you can see from the title, this post is about the benefits of stretching – but not the stretching you do to limber up and prevent your muscles from cramping. The stretching I am referring to is the kind … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, elephants, flare, hobbies, hopelessness, limitations, quality of life, reaching out, restraints
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Become a Medical Researcher
Many people with chronic illnesses have symptoms that are very difficult to live with. If you are one of them, here’s a suggestion for you: become a medical researcher, and investigate your disease and its symptoms. The fact is that … Continue reading
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Tagged drug companies, experiment, health, internet search, medical researcher, quality of life, track symptoms
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A Special Kind of Love
When you were sick as a child, I hope you were taken care of as well as I was when I got sick. I have fond memories of those days. They were very special because I got to stay home … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken soup, childhood, Crohn's disease, mother's love, quality of life, self compassion, sickness, special kind of love, TLC
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