Losing friends, at any age is hard, but it feels even harder when it happens in your teens, at school, and even harder when you’re chronically ill. I got glandular fever when I was 16, just before all my exams that year and consequently missed them all. I decided to leave the school I was at …
*This post contains a gifted item from YuYu Bottle* “ I’m constantly in pain. Yes, constantly. Every single second. The pain is still there when I’m smiling. The pain is still there when I don’t talk about it. When I say “I’m fine” I have a very different definition than you do” – @strongerthanpots Chronic …
Before I got sick I didn’t even know what a Chronic Illness was. Over 2 years later and I now know more about Chronic Illness than I ever thought I would. Over 2 years later I’m still fighting to get answers to what is wrong with me. Over 2 years later and I’m still fighting …
She hides behind her smile, But she can only keep it up a while, The pain gets to be too much sometimes, Leaving her only able to reminisce on the fun times, Before her injury and illness, When how she looked was no one’s business, When her body obeyed every command, And every lesson didn’t …
Going back to school can be stressful enough, let alone if you have a chronic illness or chronic pain condition to manage on top of that. I wanted to help make back to school season less daunting, but as I have only been sick for 1.5 years and I spent a year of that off …
I was diagnosed with a chronic pain disorder called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome at the end of my grade 10 year. At the time, I thought chronic pain was for old people and that it would go away. I was terribly wrong. Over the past year and a half, I’ve become a person that I …
The past 16 years have been full of amazing experiences and memories. They have also been filled with plenty of ups and downs, all have which shaped me to become the person I am today. So I have to be grateful for every moment, even the bad. Because if they hadn’t happened then maybe I wouldn’t …
self-care 1The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health. ‘autonomy in self-care and insulin administration’ 1.1 The practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress. ‘expressing oneself is an essential form of self-care The definition of self-care is revolved around both …
This past year I’ve had one main thing on my mind, finding an answer to what was causing my pain/illness. I wanted a diagnosis more than anything, as I felt as if I was constantly flying blind! I was trying every possible thing I could do to feel better. Fodmap diet, paleo, vegetarian and allergy …
Firstly I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the support I received on my Tips For Living With A Chronic Illness post. It was probably the scariest post I have ever written, as I usually don’t like people knowing that I am sick. But I wanted to be able to help …