20 Things NOT to say to a Chronically Ill Person These lists are compliments of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Weekat www.invisbleillness.com.Get involved in Invisible Illness Week this year during the week of September 14-20, 2009, including the 5-day virtual conference online. #1 You look so good today! #2 You just need to get out…
Category Archives: Support
How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong
$13.50 “I loved this book,” says Lisa Copen, Rest Ministries director. “And the back cover says, if you aren’t married to Jesus this book applies! We’ve all been on both sides of the fence… It’s a great eye-opener to tough questions the Christian community usually buries.” When your husband or wife has a chronic illness…
Understand before you judge..
There are the things I would like you to understand before you judge me… Please know that being sick doesn’t mean I’m not human. I may spend most of my day flat on my back and I might not seem like great company, but I’m still me stuck inside this body. I worry about school,…
Surprise!
I was pleasantly surprised today. Today was one of those days where I needed a cane for support, or at least I felt I would before I got home. I went to the post office, then the grocery store next door. They didn’t have what I wanted so I crossed the street & went to…
Five Simple Words….
Five Simple Words to Keep Chronic Illness at Bay by Madeleine Parish When I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome seven years ago, my illness began to consume my thoughts and time. Questions taunted me like unrelenting harpies: What will I do? How will I manage? Who will take care of me? To try to…
It’s not real.. Not for me apparently. :(
What would you do? How would you react? If you got told by the person that has been your primary support person for the last 3 + years.. That he/she doesn’t believe you’re sick? Doesn’t believe you’re really *that* tired? Doesn’t believe you’re in *that* much pain? And thinks it’s all in your head. I…
What support looks like
What support looks like: 1) Ask someone how they are 2) Ask what they are doing to cope 3) Ask them what you can do Source: Andrea Martell aka @killandra
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