“Before I knew it, I was racing across the highway. For the first time in my life, I didn’t know what to… — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share Image
“I felt entirely invisible and uncomfortably obvious all at the same time, sitting there in practically nothing in front of this stranger… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“Chronic illness is not caused by a bad gene, or a Gypsy curse, nor is it a function of aging. Chronic disease… — Peter Glidden Copy Share Image
“She has fought many wars, most internal. The ones that you battle alone, for this, she is remarkable. She is a survivor.” — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
“In the midst of pain, we begin to understand the price Jesus paid for our salvation.” — Cindee Snider Re Copy Share Image
“I certainly don’t buy into the idea that positive attitudes can somehow mysteriously directly influence physical health outcomes.” — James C. Coyne Copy Share Image
“I create beautiful art, so I can look back on the life my body fell short of in such a way that… — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
I learned the hard way how desperately primitive is the technology we have for monitoring the health of someone with a chronic… — Chris Toumazou Copy Share Image
“Being an Author who writes and advocates about tough things people go through in life; the Holy Spirit encourages me to encourage… — Stellah Mupanduki Copy Share Image
I choose to live in the present because when you suffer from chronic illness, you don't have a choice. It's day by… — Yolanda Hadid Copy Share Image
If you break your finger, that's on you, right? But if you get a chronic illness, if you get a serious illness… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
“I’m really tired”, you come to understand, is meaningless, giving the impression all will be well with a good rest and that… — Frances Ryan Copy Share Image
“Armed with my positive attitude and inherent stubborn nature, I keep my mind focused and my life moving forward. I stop to… — Amy B. Scher Copy Share Image
They have been deprived nutritionally, or some illness has not been picked up, or they have not been screened for vision or… — C. Everett Koop Copy Share Image
Addiction is a chronic disease of the brain and it's one that we have to treat the way we would any other… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
“The thing is, there is no certainty in this life - in one second your entire world could shift. I'm not saying… — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
My advice for someone who wants to be creative but has a chronic illness is to think of something that you can… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
“Because doctors can’t name the illness, everyone—the patient's family, friends, health insurance, and in many cases the patient—comes to think of the… — Joseph Dumit Copy Share Image
“We have a genuine and devastating epidemic of opiate abuse in this country, and it is of critical importance that this problem… — Michael Bihovsky Copy Share Image
“Those of us who battle chronic illness are in it for the long haul. I need to come to grips with who… — Richard M. Cohen Copy Share Image
It's not easy to diagnose because depending where the endometrial deposits are, the symptoms can be quite different. It's an unrecognized problem… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling condition characterized by severe unexplained fatigue and a mixed profile of symptoms such as… — Leonard A. Jason Copy Share Image
“No one knows our bodies or our subjective experiences like we do. This means we can rest secure in our knowledge of… — Sarah Hackley Copy Share Image
Let us be today's Christians. Let us not take fright at the boldness of today's church. With Christ's light let us illuminate… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In 1970, an experiment was conducted in a French laboratory in which two organisms from the same species that had not developed… — Edwin H. Friedman Copy Share Image
“Having a chronic illness, Molly thought, was like being invaded. Her grandmother back in Michigan used to tell about the day one… — Alison Lurie Copy Share Image
“In any disease, say smoking-induced lung or heart disease, organs and tissues are damaged and function in pathological ways. When the brain… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“Waiting for a late friend. Waiting in line at the movies. Waiting for the phone to ring. Waiting for the mail. Waiting… — Kyo Maclear Copy Share Image
“My name is CRPS, or so they say But I actually go by; a few different names. I was once called causalgia,… — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
“Mental illness People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin like scars forming a map of all… — Emm Roy Copy Share Image
“The understatement rule means that a debilitating and painful chronic illness must be described as ‘a bit of a nuisance’; a truly… — Kate Fox Copy Share Image
“We have a duty tonight. Everybody, and guys this for you as well because I know you know women. You have a… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering. — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
The fork is your most powerful tool to change your health and the planet; food is the most powerful medicine to heal… — Mark Hyman, M.D Copy Share Image
“I may not want to appear different than every other rider on this field, but I already am.” — Rebecca Yarros Copy Share Image
“Dancing with a spinal cord injury is a challenge like no other, but I aspired to prove to myself that I could… — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share Image
“the pain of mending is only second to the pain of the original injury. Basically another Tuesday.” — Rebecca Yarros Copy Share Image
I know terrorism is real. And I know fear of it distorts public judgment. Terrorism is like a chronic illness. We have… — Yochai Benkler Copy Share Image
It's been an incredible odyssey to make the journey from a vibrantly healthy person to someone with a chronic illness. — Karen Duffy Copy Share Image
“If I only could explain How much I miss that precious moment when I was free from the shackles of chronic pain.” — Jenni Johanna Toivonen Copy Share Image
