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Chronic Illness

In this section you will find all articles related to chronic illness, which is a major focus for this website. Topics span from rare diseases to new diagnoses, chronic pain, brain fog, societal issues and more. Articles are a collection of patient perspectives, both my own and others from the chronic illness community.

Mental Health ⸱ Sheryl Chan

How to be a Positive Thinker: Without the Unicorns & Rainbows

Wait...What Did I Just Think? I woke up feeling like crap. One of those depressive days that arrive unannounced, bringing joint aches and other chronic pain friends along with it. “Today is a bad day”, was the very first thought that surfaced in my mind. Quite the positive thinker,
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People ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Interview on “The Uninvisible Pod”: What I've Learned From Living with Chronic Illness for 20 Years

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed over on “The Uninvisible Pod”, a podcast series hosted by Lauren Freedman. She herself lives with depression, anxiety, Hashimoto’s Disease and sleep disorders, since she was a teen. Her podcast features people who live with various chronic illnesses, their loved ones,
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Personal Development ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Why Self-Acceptance is Important When You Have a Chronic Illness

A Message from Sheryl of "A Chronic Voice" on Self-Acceptance Self-acceptance is one of my favourite subjects to discuss and talk about, so when Kelsey offered to write a guest post about this topic, I was excited. As the tagline of this blog states, “articulating lifelong illnesses from
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Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

A Car Accident & A Song Gone Silent (How Life Lessons from Chronic Illness Tide Me Through)

When Silence Isn’t Golden Silence. Who knew silence could be so overwhelming? More suffocating than the humid tropic air, and not in the least bit golden. The rest of the flock is older and more placid, having laid their eggs, and had their mates. They even seem a tad
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Chronic Illness ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Best & Worst Part About Being Stuck at Home (From 32 People with Chronic Illness & Disability)

What It's Like to be Stuck at Home with Chronic Illness & Disability – Introduction to the Series In the first part of this series, people with chronic illness and disability shared their best tips for coping with isolation whilst stuck at home, often from pain or fatigue. With
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Chronic Illness ⸱ Sheryl Chan

29 Best Tips on How to Cope with Isolation at Home (from People Who Have Done and Will Do This All Their Lives)

People with Chronic Illness are No Strangers to Being Stuck at Home in Isolation People with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities are no strangers to being stuck at home in isolation. Many are unable to work full-time, or only have enough energy to go out for essentials tasks such as
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Chronic Illness ⸱ Sheryl Chan

To Live with Chronic Illness is to Learn to Live with Maybes

*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
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Home & Lifestyle ⸱ Sheryl Chan

How Much Time Are You Wasting On Sleep?

Sleep has a Huge Impact on Our Quality of Life Every individual’s rest and sleep requirements differ. A healthy person’s body is able to handle a bigger blow of stress, and recover with less consequences. People with chronic illnesses on the other hand, learn to pay constant attention
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Mental Health ⸱ Sheryl Chan

12 Lessons on Mindfulness (or “How to Relax” by Thich Nhat Hanh)

An Introduction to Thich Nhat Hanh’s Books on Mindfulness Thich Nhat Hanh’s writings on mindfulness and peace are popular worldwide due to their simplicity. ‘How to Relax’ is one of the many books in his ‘Mindfulness Essentials’ series. There is also ‘How to Sit’, ‘How to Eat’, ‘How
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Travel ⸱ Sheryl Chan

A Hurried Return, but Chronic Illness's Opening Hours Remain Unchanged

*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
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Mental Health ⸱ Sheryl Chan

7 Reminders For Those Bad Days to Keep You Going

Self-Reminders for Those Bad Days When I Feel Defeated by Depression or Chronic Pain Some reflections I had whilst writing the post, “Why Your Beauty Never Left You”. I'm not here to dispense advice, because god knows I'm struggling to get my own life in order!
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Reviews ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Drink Pure Wine Review (A Product That Excites Me as a Person with Chronic Illness)

*Disclaimer: Whilst this post is sponsored by Drink Pure Wine, all opinions expressed in this review are my own. This article is meant for educational purposes, and is based on my personal experiences as a patient. I am not a doctor, and nothing in this article should be substituted for
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