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Prejudice – To Those Who Are Annoyed or Put Off
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mpratt
As a companion blog to “Prejudice – How We Cope,” I thought this might respond to those on the other side of chronic pain and illness: “To those who may be annoyed, put off, or otherwise inconvenienced by people with chronic illness, pain, and other health challenges: “Peace to you! “You don’t know me, and I…
Feel Like You’re Failing Because of Your Pain or Illness?
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mpratt
Today’s the “day after” my iron infusion and I’m at a very low ebb. Achy, headachy, slow…and wouldn’t you know that, when I got back from the long day yesterday, I had numerous emails and voicemails awaiting me. Things to do, people to call back…Have I responded to them? Honestly, eventually, I will. But for…
Even with Alzheimer’s Disease, the Soul Still Sings
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mpratt
When Laura Young, Jewish Chaplain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, presented her spiritual reflection on Alzheimer’s disease to the other Pastoral Care chaplains at Cedars, she did not know that I had requested an interview only a day or two before. But God had paved a way, and it was just after she…
Really Bad Days
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mpratt
As Superstorm Sandy was battering the East Coast, I was going through some Really Bad Days, too. Nothing like losing myhome or seeing my community devastates, changed forever. But Really Bad Days nonetheless. And, I cried. It’s odd how, in today’s society, crying is sometimes viewed as a sign of weakness. In the presence of…
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