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I love him, I love him, I love him....and where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow... by Summer S. Patient Expert Yesterday was about the reasons I fell in love with my man. But today, is about why I still love him to this day. I love him... For the way he loves me. The real me. He knows me inside and out. He knows my faults
Are we the illness or do we have the illness? by The Body Chronic .. Patient Expert This post on Keep Working Girlfriend (a site about coping with chronic illness) talks about the difference between being the illness and having the illness. This is true of any illness. It...
Illness in context — textual interpretations of illness by Thomas S. Patient Expert and now also an anthology titled ‘Illness in Context’ on Rodopi , which focuses on the literary perspectives of medicine and illness: The reading practices highlighting the clinical, phenomenological and archeological approaches...
Chronically Ill Unite September 14 to Blog About Invisible Illness Issues by Fibro Viv Patient Expert out: National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week, September 14-20, 2009, invites bloggers... to commit to blogging about invisible illness issues. To help spread the word they have also create a meme...
30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know (for Invisible Illness Awareness Week) by TiffanyAndLupus Patient Expert Hello Lovies!  I've been itching to write a post for " Invisible Illness week... just what "Invisible Illness Week" is all about! National Invisible Chronic Awareness week  was created by Lisa Copen...
Dating and Chronic Illness: Is it possible to be in a relationship when you are chronically ill? by Catherine Patient Expert Dating and Chronic Illness: Is it possible to be in a relationship when you are chronically ill? (cross-posted at BlogHer Health & Wellness ) As a person living with chronic illness, I was intrigued...
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Living, Coping, and Blogging with Chronic Illness BlogHers- Living, Coping, and Blogging with Chronic Illness by Catherine Patient Expert with Chronic Illness By Catherine Morgan, 1:26 am, Sat 19 May 2007 Millions of women suffer from chronic illness, and many of them courageously blog on how they are living and coping with their disease...
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why do i identify this time,this crises as being in the third person?
I say this because I'm concerned if this is also anothere aspect of my illness. wonders61crap

I have so many questions, I don't know where to start.
? u know being diagnosed correct illness mollyhensoncrap

did I hurt her feelings, and what do I do?
A friend needed money due to illness.  I sent two hundred a month through the church for seven months. She had been on disability, but the state took her  off.  I don't know the reason.  Her husband is still on it, is very disable and lots of work to take care of. After this long of time, I felt...crap

I'm sorry!
of my illness and that it is actually an illness. It is a lot of hard work, and I guess the cost of the illness... with this illness, let alone to be a senstive, insightful and intuitive person at all times. Schizophrenia sufferers... to others. If that is where I am going wrong, I apologize.... but I'm not taking blame for my illness...crap

MY Alzheimer's journey
Accepting my illness   Accepting that you have this terrible illness can be one... friends, which did in-fact quickly happen due to their lack of understanding of the illness, but I was not... we should be with any of the many problems related to our illness when talking about it, although I can understand that some people...crap

I am alone and annoyed.
I have often heard that being alone can make the illness worse. I wasn't really sure about this. Now i spend most of my days on my own i am starting to see that it is making my illness worse. I am living with my boyfriend but he works 6 days a week which i understand that he has to work to earn money. What gets...crap

Prevent Food Borne Illnesses
Food borne illnesses tend to increase during the summer months and can play a role in IBD... is that of food born illnesses. Many people who have IBD started that initial flare up after a bout with one of these nasty bugs. In fact the National Institute of Health links food borne illness with IBD...crap

30 Things About My Invisible Illness (Migraine) You May Not Know
We've discussed Migraine as an invisible illness before. Since Migraine is invisible, with no outward signs of illness, many people continue to misunderstand and underestimate Migraine disease. Each year, National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is observed to educate the public and raise...crap

Good time to mention your illness.
When is a good time to mention your illness?  I try to be open about my illness, although I know certain people can't know and that makes me feel terrible, like I'm hiding a bad part of myself.  I tell some people who've known me for years and I tell some after a few meetings.  I don't say anything right away...crap

The Ride That Turned My Life Upside Down
Hello I am a recovering schizophrenic who discovered my illness through an unlikely crime. My illness led me to believe that demons were after me, which caused me to steal a military truck......Is there anyone out there who went to jail, like me, because of their illness? Ashley Smith...crap