Category Archives: Medical Themes
Resilience (the book) Teaches You How to Bounce Back
Resilience. “Ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; elasticity; buoyancy.” From that definition, resilience is a much-needed strength for those navigating a life of chronic illness with its unending quality and repeated exacerbations. Obviously, learning about resilience is of significant interest to me. Having lived with invisible disabilities for forty years, […]
Continue readingPride Falls
Because I’ve fallen several times due to balance and weak legs problems, when I found this article by Danny, I really liked his ideas. Thought you might, too. Sometimes, we just have to swallow our pride to avoid those falls! Learn about foldable electric wheelchairs. I’m away on a trip. See you in two weeks!
Continue readingI CAN’T Go Through This! This Is TOO Hard!
Coping with invisible disability flare-ups can be a daunting experience. How do you feel when yet again your problems exacerbate? Do you feel like you just can’t go through it again? Or maybe it’s not a flare. Maybe it’s an all-the-time experience. How do you cope? My 8 year-old granddaughter tripped in front of their […]
Continue readingLife Brings Changes: What Will Your Response Be?
Change is inevitable, but how we react to that change impacts our quality of life. The invisibly disabled respond to changes in a variety of ways -- some good, some not so good. At age 31, I was a happily married mother of two young sons. My husband was a graduate student. I worked at […]
Continue readingFinding Your Balance Relates to Accepting Invisible Disabilities
“My own personal balance between humility, confidence, independence, and dependence was still sorting itself out.” Finding balance in your attitudes and activities helps in the process of accepting your limitations. The quote above shows the approach Captain Scotty Smiley, a blind Army officer, used in coming to terms with his loss of sight. Each of […]
Continue readingKristy’s Doc Adventures Can Help You with Your Doc
My friend Kristy (name changed) has seen over 64 docs in her quest to find out what she has. She was recently diagnosed with Scleredema and now sees even more docs. See Kristy's thoughts about chronically ill doctor visits. When you are sick, you go to the doctor for help. When you are really sick, […]
Continue readingYour Doctor and Medical Breakthrough News
When you hear about a medical breakthrough about your condition, do you excitedly rush to see your doctor? Often, invisibly disabled persons visit doctors hoping this new information applies to them. Lisa Copen supplies some reasons why your doctor may not share your enthusiasm. When Your Doctor Will Not Listen to Medical Breakthroughs That May […]
Continue readingThe Dentist Got Me!
The best-laid plans … Joe and I are planning A Celebration of Memories for our 50th Anniversary in 2 weeks. I had a reasonable schedule for making plans and preparations and was making reasonable progress. And then … a routine dental visit resulted in the discovery of an abscessed tooth that needed to be extracted […]
Continue reading6 Traits To Consider About Doctors And Chronic Illness
Doctors and chronic illness – a vital topic for the dweller. Good medical personnel are indispensable in the life of the invisibly disabled. Good docs are a blessing from God. Our medical practitioners can be male or female, come in all shapes and sizes, have knowledge in differing fields, talk a lot—or not. In fact, each […]
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