As time passes, I have begun to observe the parallels between living through a pandemic and living with a chronic illness. For example, both require you to make adjustments, as well as taking necessary precautions to keep well. Both interrupts and presses pause on life as we knew it. And both require finding a new normal; finding a new way to live when our life suddenly changes in all manner of ways....
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Flares come and go. And each time that one passes came the hope that it would be the last one. And the desire that never again would I have to utter the words, "This is the worst that I have ever felt in my entire life." But flares always come back. They would always return, and the hope that had recurred after the flare diminished, disappeared along with it. Yet again, forced to confront the ever-increasing presence of illness...
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When living with a chronic illness, the unusual and disabling symptoms that we experience slowly becomes the norm and part of our daily lives. Life with chronic illness becomes the new normal. Often, it becomes such a part of every day that we can no longer remember life before illness suddenly entered our lives. Nor can we remember what it was not to endure such unyielding and debilitating symptoms. ...
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At the time of writing this blog post, much of the world is in lockdown. The UK government even extending ours by at least another three weeks. Our movements have become severely restricted. Our lives and our worlds becoming increasingly smaller. Who knew that life could change so dramatically in the blink of an eye?...
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Sheryl from A Chronic Voice, as well as sharing her own stories and lessons with chronic illness. Sheryl is an excellent support to other bloggers and writers living with illness and chronic pain. One such way is through monthly link-up parties whereby bloggers and writers share their stories through given prompts. For January 2020, I will use the prompts to discuss the promise of a new year and new beginnings from the perspective of being still sick. As I sit here,...
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