Chronic illness - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/chronic-illness en Wed, 01 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[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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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/how-not-to-be-a-dick-to-your-sick-friend http://www.xojane.com/issues/how-not-to-be-a-dick-to-your-sick-friend Issues Wed, 01 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400 Diana Vancura <![CDATA[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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]]> http://www.xojane.com/healthy/soim-better-and-now-im-being-a-dick-about-my-weight http://www.xojane.com/healthy/soim-better-and-now-im-being-a-dick-about-my-weight Healthy Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0500 Natalie <![CDATA[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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]]> http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/it-happened-to-me-i-have-lyme-disease http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/it-happened-to-me-i-have-lyme-disease It Happened To Me Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:00:00 -0400 Tiffany Martin