Illness Quote by Claire Wineland

When I was younger and obsessed with becoming an artist, the hospital was my New York loft apartment. I would move the furniture around…

— Claire Wineland

I was only 13 years old when I was forced to face the fragility of my own life. A routine surgery landed me in…

— Claire Wineland

What happens when you have an illness where you're never going to be healthy? Does that mean I'm never going to have a life?…

— Claire Wineland

If my biggest problem in life was to be healthy, I'd be incredibly bored.

— Claire Wineland

I don't spend any time thinking about the day that I'm cured, or the day that I'm healthier, and that's because I know that…

— Claire Wineland

My purpose is to help people be more comfortable with their pain and realize that they have power and a lot to give regardless…

— Claire Wineland

Death is Inevitable. Living a life we can be proud of is something we can control.

— Claire Wineland

I've struggled more with guys, depression drugs, family and career than I ever have with my illness. I'm not an innocent and I'm not…

— Claire Wineland

I want to show people that the hospital does have its moments. The hospital is just a place, and even though it does have…

— Claire Wineland

I'm grateful for the doctors that'll be scooping out these lungs and giving me some more life to work with. I'm grateful for the…

— Claire Wineland

When we're suffering, we kind of have this notion that we kind of should stop living and we should just focus on his how…

— Claire Wineland

I am 17 years old and a senior in high school. I am also, like thousands of other people living on this planet, sick.

— Claire Wineland