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Sheryl Chan

Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Useful Things to Do While on Bed Rest After Surgery: Education, Advocacy & Volunteering (Part 5/5)

This post is part of a series on my knee surgery and recovery journey, and how I coped with all that down time. I spent a good part of a year bed bound, in pain, and also bored. Afternoons were the toughest, as it felt like a state of limbo,
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Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Uplifting Activities to Do While Recovering in Bed (Part 4/5)

This post is part of a series on my recovery journey from a spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture, which left me bed bound for nearly a year. In this article, I will share some uplifting activities to do while recovering in bed. You can also find more tips, resources and
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Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Fun Things To Do While Recovering From Surgery: Hobbies, Crafts & Games (Part 3/5)

This post is part of a series where I share my recovery journey from a spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture. Both my knees were broken, and I was bed bound for almost a year, with the first 6 weeks spent trying to keep my legs as flat as I could
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Digital Health ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Fun & Productive Things to Do on Digital Devices After Knee Surgery (Part 2/5)

Apart from the immense pain and lack of mobility, being stuck in bed after any major surgery can leave you bored to tears. I personally suffered from a spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture due to Lupus, and the steroid therapy that I'm on. Being bed bound for an
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Travel ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Top Tips for Travelling with Chronic Illness & Disability (From a Girl Who Loves to Travel)

Travelling with Chronic Illness and Disability — Why I Do It Anyway Travelling is one of my biggest passions in life, and I'd like to share my top tips for travelling with chronic illness and disability in this post. Whilst we all travel for various reasons and find pleasure
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Mental Health ⸱ Sheryl Chan

365 Mindfulness Journaling Prompts for Self-Improvement

A Note from A Chronic Voice I’d like to thank Chloe of “Nyxie’s Nook” for these 365 mindfulness journaling prompts for self-improvement. Journaling is a fantastic activity and tool to help unlock pieces of your heart, mind and soul that are ‘stuck’, so to speak. I personally use
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Mental Health ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Depression After Knee Surgery & How to Cope (Part 1/5)

In the previous series all about knees, I shared resources for my recovery journey after a major knee surgery. In this new series, I will be sharing things you can do to help keep boredom at bay, because the recovery process for any major surgery can be a long, painful
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Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Physiotherapy After Knee Operation (Part 6/6)

Physiotherapy after knee operation is the most crucial part of the recovery process. It needs to be taken seriously, because doing something wrongly, or too early, or too late, can all have devastating long-term impacts on your ability to walk properly again. I was bed bound for months after my
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Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Wound Care & What to Wear After Knee Surgery (Part 5/6)

Shopping for clothes can be fun, but this isn't the case when it comes to deciding what to wear after knee surgery. The options for adaptive clothing are limited, and it is difficult to change your clothes or try them on. Yet, comfortable clothing is crucial, especially in
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Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Resources & Therapies for Pain After Major Knee Surgery (Part 4/6)

I'm not going to lie, but it's going to hurt pretty badly after major knee surgery, or any surgery for that matter. This article is part 4 of 6 in a series that covers resources and therapies for pain after major knee surgery. It is also
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Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Must Haves After Knee Surgery to Stay Comfortable in Bed (Part 3/6)

You’re literally going to live on your bed for the next couple of months after a knee surgery or major surgery, so you’ll want to get as comfortable as it gets. Your butt and back are going to ache, and it’s not very… interesting, to put it
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Disability ⸱ Sheryl Chan

After Surgery Care at Home: Hygiene Resources (Part 2/6)

Let’s face it, after surgery care at home is going to be messy, dirty, and a tad unpleasant. You’re going to need to urinate a few times a day, and poop as well. It’s normal, healthy and human to do so. And you're going to
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