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Chronic Illness and Pain: Holiday Budget Blues
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mpratt
A harsh reality of life with chronic illness and pain is that it is expensive both in terms of what it costs medically (doc visits, medications, etc.) and productively (perhaps you cannot work as much anymore, or at all and your income has diminished considerably). Especially at year’s end, expenses can add up sharply –…
The greater the cheer, the greater the pain?
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mpratt
If you have felt great loss this year, or if your health challenges are weighing heavily upon your spirit and life, the “cheer” that accompanies this season can be particularly difficult to be around. In fact, the great the cheer around you, the greater might be the pain that you feel. Much like rubbing salt…
Chronic Illness and Pain: Camera Shy?
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mpratt
With apologies to the beloved Christmas tune, “It’s the most photographed time of the year!” From now until the New Year, millions, if not billions of pictures will be snapped. Hours and hours of video will be shot. And you, like it or not, just might find yourself staring at the lens of a camera…
Where Does It Hurt?
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mpratt
A couple of weeks ago, I gave a talk about “Spiritual Suffering” at a large medical center in Los Angeles. The topic came at the end of a difficult, yet grace-filled year – a great way for God to help me “wrap it all up.” In preparation for the talk, I revisited a great book…
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