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Acceptance: It’s not about giving up but living life despite chronic illness

In 1969, the Swiss American psychiatrist Elizabeth Kübler-Ross published her groundbreaking book called 'On Death and Dying'.  In the book, she introduced the now famous 'Five Stages of Grief'.  Her theory suggested that there are five stages of adjustment after a loss, which are: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance The theory described the five stages of grief concerning the mourning of a loved one.  However, these five stages have also been used to describe many areas that involve a loss. These five stages of...

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Becoming Visible in an Invisible World…

  Last week (9-15th September 2013) was National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week.  The idea behind this particular Awareness Week is to raise awareness of invisible chronic illnesses (which there are many!) as well as providing support to those suffering from such conditions, who may feel misunderstood by others, who often disbelieve their illness because they 'look so good'. What does a person with an invisible chronic illness look like?  The truth is, they look just like you or me.  Look at...

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An Update…

Hello readers! I know, I know I have been slacking lately in my writing recently but have been relatively busy and having stuff to deal with! Firstly, I went away for a few days whilst my parents enjoyed a mini-break in Prague (lucky things!),  A friend of mine, kindly offered to let me stay with her, and I had a great time - it was lovely to have a break from the house, also known as 'my prison' and basically have a...

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