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Chronic Illness: The Hard Part of the Holidays
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mpratt
During the year, we try to surround ourselves with people who care for and about us. Family, friends, a strong medical team – these people and even some strangers help us through our days of pain and illness challenges. But at holiday time, as larger groups gather, our insulated world opens up a bit –…
Chronic Illness: Avoiding the Gift that Keeps on Giving
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mpratt
We’re in the heart of holiday season, now, and there’s one “gift” that I’m sure you don’t want to receive – an infectious illness. Whether a cold, flu, or other “catchy” bug, an illness on top of the chronic variety we already live with can be a serious complication at worst, a holiday-hamperer at best.…
Chronic Illness and Pain: All Right to Cry at the Holidays
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mpratt
With everyone so filled with “cheer” at this time of year, we might feel left out or just completely wrong to cry once in a while. One of my previous blogs was about consuming a holiday diet of goodness, so I do understand the spirit of the season and the need to be positive so…
Chronic Illness and Pain: A Holiday Diet of Goodness
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mpratt
I confess that I really like to watch good holiday movies. They might be “sappy” and they might be oldies during which I could recite upcoming scenes, lines, and action points. But, no matter. They “feel good,” especially when I’m “feeling bad.” And they serve an even more important purpose: They put me on a…
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