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How to Prepare for a Power Outage: A Chronic Illness Patient's Guide

Written by: Amanda Phillips Living with a chronic illness can make impromptu events, like power outages, even more stressful. Whether you identify as a Spoonie or are managing a chronic illness, your medical routine—whether it includes prescription medications, injections, or...

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Understanding PTSD from Medical Trauma: Overcoming the Triggers

Written by: Amanda Phillips While many people immediately associate PTSD with veterans or survivors of harrowing events, it is also connected to medical trauma. Many patients with chronic illnesses, cancer, or those who have undergone extensive medical treatments can develop...

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Top Cities to Reside - Based on Top-Rated Hospitals

Written by: Amanda Phillips Living with autoimmune diseases, chronic illnesses, and cancers comes with many challenges. However, one of the most basic issues to consider is access to quality health care. Having the right medical team by your side can...

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Best Cities to Live in with Autoimmune Diseases Based on Weather

Written By: Amanda Phillips Living with an autoimmune disease is tough, and one of the huge variables that can help to bring on or alleviate symptoms is the weather. Many of those with autoimmune diseases like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and...

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Understanding the Spoon Theory: How People with Autoimmune Diseases Identify as Spoonies

Living with an autoimmune disease can bring all sorts of issues that others cannot fathom. Symptoms such as chronic fatigue, pain, and mental exhaustion are things that the outside world cannot see, and therefore, it is hard for friends and...

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Showing Up Directly for Someone with Cancer: 10 Ideas

Written by: Amanda Phillips October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and you'll likely see a slew of pink products on the shelves, touting various brands that give a portion of their sales to benefit breast cancer research and awareness. While...

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Reasonable Work Accommodations for Medical Conditions: Know Your Rights and Your Choices

Living with a chronic illness or disability creates a special kind of challenge in the workplace. Fortunately, the ADA provides a safety net—one that assures protection for persons with disabilities, enabling them to request reasonable accommodations so they may perform...

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Life as a Medical Mom: Finding Our Village

Written by: Taylor Trotter I am exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. Being a medical mama is not for the faint of heart. Once your child is diagnosed with a chronic illness, nothing will ever be the same. Your thoughts cease to...

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The Power of Optimism in Healing

The physical toll when facing any chronic illness or other major health threat is overwhelming to consider; the emotional fallout from it can be the straw that breaks the camel's back. To date, however, studies have proved that optimism provides...

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Hydration When Living With Chronic Sickness-How to Stay Properly Hydrated

Staying hydrated is essential for good health, and it's even more important if you are living with a chronic illness. Proper hydration for people with POTS, Lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, and many other autoimmune diseases is not just a good idea;...

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Creating a Cozy, Healing Environment at Home: Tips for Chronic Illness Warriors

For a person with chronic illness, home is not merely a place of abode but a haven of rest and recuperation. Creating a cozy and healing environment at home can help a person feel better in general, alleviate discomfort on...

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Helping Your Child Understand a Parent's Chronic Illness

It can be hard on the entire family when a parent is diagnosed with a chronic illness. While adults may be able to process both the emotional and practical elements of the diagnosis, it can be difficult to explain it...

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