My son, Sam, is 15 years old, and he's been a diabetic since he was 2. When you're a parent of a… — Bart Millard Copy Share Image
“People who don't see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days--good days--you can run three miles, but… — Jennifer Starzec Copy Share Image
“Many empaths are diagnosed with chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia, CFS, lupus, and various autoimmune diseases, as well as psychological disorders such… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
“I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really.” — Jennifer Starzec Copy Share Image
AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease. — Yusuf Hamied Copy Share Image
“Miraculously recover or die. That's the extent of our cultural bandwidth for chronic illness.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Surrender is an incredibly difficult topic in light of chronic illness, because loss is often continued and sustained.” — Cindee Snider Re 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
“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
“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 could feel the bite of the autumn air, warning us all of the harsh winter that was on its way.” — Jennifer Starzec Copy Share Image
“The increasing fascination with and funding of genetic technology is simply another medical dead end, another reductionist rabbit hole that will lead… — T. Colin Campbell 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
“Our circumstances might be abject, we might not think we can survive for one more day enslaved to illness, but God says,… — Cindee Snider Re Copy Share Image
“And now he had acquired the wisdom to admit that sometimes experienced his disdain for “weak, sick people” because he was frightened… — James C. Coyne 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
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
“Every EDS patient knows that one of the hardest parts of our day is the moment we open our eyes and waken… — Michael Bihovsky Copy Share Image
“To think how different ones life would be had one moment not altered it all - just don’t sit there too long… — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
“The core belief in having to be strong enough, characteristic of many people who develop chronic illness, is a defence. The child… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“Job pressure: Coworker tension, bosses, work overload Money: Loss of a job, reduced retirement, medical expenses Health: Health crisis or terminal or… — Julie T. Lusk 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
When people hear that I have a chronic illness, they'll say things like "Focus on you." Well, my spiritual and emotional fulfillment… — Karen Duffy Copy Share Image
“EDS is a scary and challenging diagnosis, but the consequences of not knowing are far greater than that of a correct diagnosis.… — Michael Bihovsky 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
“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
“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
“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
“Appearing nude on film was not easy when I was twenty-six in Body Heat; it was even harder when I was forty-six… — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
“His Burden Is Light Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I… — Cheri Fuller Copy Share Image
“As I sat up I turned my head to the side, but immediately straightened it again when I felt a sharp pain… — Jennifer Starzec Copy Share Image
“Futility. Uselessness. Bloody entrophy. Death matters, at least sometimes.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“As with many life-altering events, an autoimmune illness is almost guaranteed to cause you to re-evaluate your priorities.” — Joan Friedlander Copy Share Image
“The video was still playing, although I didn't know why. It seemed as if the able-bodied dancers were mocking me.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share Image
“You spend a lot of time thinking about how awful the prison is rather than envisioning your future.” — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
“The weekend was a much-needed breath of fresh air; Monday always seemed to not only take that breath right back, but add… — Jennifer Starzec Copy Share Image
We know that no algorithm can solve global poverty; no pill can cure a chronic illness; no box of chocolates can mend… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
“The books my mother read and reread provided a broader, more adventurous world, and escape from the confines of her chronic illness.… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
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