Written by: Amanda Phillips Living with a chronic illness is never easy, but the shorter, darker days of winter can make it especially challenging. A lack of sunlight can leave many people feeling sad, listless,...

Written by: Amanda Phillips Fatigue. It's an issue most people experience from time to time, but for those of us struggling to live with chronic illness, fatigue can be a constant, overwhelming part of daily...

Written by: Amanda Phillips Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), or for that matter any chronic illness, is an unwieldy beast. Some days, you feel okay, while others are a mystery as to who is...

Written by: Amanda Phillips It feels so often, living with an autoimmune disease, as if your body is just at war with itself. Inflammation, anxiety, nausea, compromised immunity—managing these symptoms so frequently feels like a...

Written by: Amanda Phillips As the days shorten and temperatures cool, the simple comfort of warmth becomes, quite literally, essential to those of us living with chronic illness. Be it for joint pain, exhaustion, or...

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...

It is so hard to give a thoughtful gift to someone with a chronic illness. You want it to be practical but, above all, comforting. A truly great gift is something that makes their day-to-day...

Long medical treatments, like infusions or chemotherapy, can be very exhausting. Having to sit still in a chair for hours, freezing cold rooms, and side effects—all of these are tiring for both body and brain....

Whether the stay in the hospital is planned or unplanned, preparing for days or even more to be spent away from home is stressful. Packing the right items can make a big difference and help...