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Chronic Illness: Through a Back Door
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mpratt
I was recently rebuffed by someone when I tried to be uplifting in conversation with someone who is very ill. The person who rebuffed me was adamant about a particularly negative ramification of illness and refused to entertain the notion that there could be anything positive coming from it at all. Well, of course, with…
Chronic Illness: The Choices We Make
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mpratt
It might not seem as if we have many choices when our priority is to stave off flares, infections, and other consequences of living with a chronic illness. But there are some things over which we have control, and one of the “big” ones is how we approach each day. I recently wrote about clothes…
Chronic Illness: Being Competitive
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mpratt
When I was first diagnosed with lupus, I asked my rheumatologist if she recommended I attend a patient support group. Her answer surprised me; she said ‘no,’ and explained that the experience might frighten me or make me depressed. Eventually, I did attend a support group, and I saw what she meant; there was an…
Counting Our Days
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mpratt
More than once, I’ve heard of people to whom doctors have delivered a dire prognosis – “You have 6 months to live.” “You have, maybe, a year.” “You have, at most, three years – the last of which will be terrible.” And, know what? I’ve also heard of people who have lived far beyond these…
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