illness
6 Ways to Let Those with Chronically Illness in Your Church Know You Care
1 in 3 people in the U.S. have a chronic condition. If it’s not you, it’s someone near you. Too often, a chronic illness, such as fibromyalgia, or a chronic condition like back pain from a car accident, is invisible. Those who live with chronic illnesses do everything they can to look presentable, get to [...]
8 Choices You Must Make to Live Successfully with Chronic Illness
Illness doesn’t have to mean a life of pain and loneliness. Here are 8 choices you need to make! [1] Recognize that the illness is chronic You will swim through the phases of grief for the rest of your life, because with a chronic condition comes new limitations as the illness progresses. Don’t be too [...]
Learning To Be Assertive Despite the Fatigue Of Illness
I had just received the third pink slip in two weeks from the lab that said my payment was passed due. Over three times I had called and my insurance company had assured me that the lab work was covered and that they would mail out a check that afternoon. This time, when I finally [...]