chronic illness

I Have a Health Problem You Can't See, and I Feel Like I Have to Tackle It Alone

When you’re young and you have issues with your mobility that aren’t obviously signposted by something visible like crutches or a cast, it brings you up against some fairly unpleasant attitudes.
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Healthy, chronic illness, patellar subluxation, disability, knees, boyfriends

Jun 17, 2013 at 3:00pm | 150 comments

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How Not To Be A Dick To A Chronically Ill Person

Denying that your friends' illnesses are real -- or implying that they can be fixed by happy thoughts -- is unlikely to inspire them; instead, it will probably just piss them off.
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Issues, healthy, how not to be a dick, chronic illness

May 1, 2013 at 11:00am | 308 comments

chronic illness

I'm Finally Over This Bout With Chronic Illness And Now I’m Being a Dick About My Weight

Along with the relief of being able to function, I have an uneasy feeling in the back of my mind. Now that I can eat again, I’m going to gain weight.
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Healthy, chronic illness, crohns disease, body image, weight

Nov 28, 2012 at 2:00pm | 78 comments

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It Happened To Me: I Have Lyme Disease

I was 12 years old when I noticed a redness on my hand. I grew up on a farm so no one thought anything of it.
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It Happened To Me, healthy, lyme disease, chronic illness

Sep 24, 2012 at 11:00am | 51 comments