Find all guest posts written by others from the chronic illness and disability community here. Gain insight into their various rare diseases, and how they live their lives in different ways.
A Note from A Chronic Voice: To open, I’d like to thank Lucjan for contributing this guest post. I especially love to hear from men within the community, as their voices are pretty rare, yet vital. Lucjan is a caregiver, whose wife is chronically ill with fibromyalgia and endometriosis.
I’m excited to have Dr. Marta Becker with us, as she shares her four top tips on how to prepare for a medical appointment. She is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist with Jefferson-Abington Health from Philadelphia, PA.
“Everybody wants to get in and out of their doctor’
Introductory Note from A Chronic Voice
Tiffany Kairos is an active advocate in the chronic illness and epilepsy community online, and such a lovely lady, too! She's constantly supporting and giving shoutouts to other chronic illness advocates whenever and wherever she can. I live with epilepsy myself, albeit
An Introduction to Accessible Yoga for People with Chronic Illness
The type of yoga that comes to mind for most people (long classes and becoming a pretzel) is not the bulk of what yoga can offer. Especially for those of us with chronic illnesses.
Despite what we see on Instagram
Introduction by A Chronic Voice on Men's Health & Isaacs' Syndrome
It always warms my heart when I hear a male voice speak up within the rare disease community. Rachit shares about Isaacs' Syndrome in this post.
*Disclaimer: This article is meant for educational purposes, and
An Introduction from A Chronic Voice — What is a “POTSie” & Hello Keira!
Keira is a young lady who lives with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a.k.a. a “POTSie”. On top of that, she has five other major chronic and mental illnesses. Keira is also into photography, animal behaviour
An Introduction to Julia Métraux & This Guest Post on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Julia is passionate about writing and contributes to various online publications. She aims to raise awareness on rare diseases and mental health, and we're honoured to have her share her story about body dysmorphic
What’s the Tetris Effect Got to do with Chronic Illness?
Wait! Don’t stop reading – I’m definitely not about to start talk about gaming! While the Tetris effect may have started out with a phenomenon identified from heavy video game use, the Tetris effect is now used to
An Introduction on Trevor & Multiple Sclerosis
It's our pleasure to have Trevor with us today. I am always on the lookout for male voices within the chronic illness community, as they are rarer yet equally as important. The male to female ratio for many chronic illnesses lean
Constantly I am inundated with article titles, statements, and ‘tips’ that tell me that the key to being healthy is a good night’s sleep. Or that exercise is essential to healthy living. Yes, these things are great for most people. But they do not work for me or M.
An Introduction to Lisa & M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), Which She Lives With
Lisa does have a way with words, as she pours her heart out into this powerful piece about M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) and her struggles with it. She is a regular contribution on this blog, and I
An Introduction to Lisa Alioto & Why Seek Out Moments of Gratitude
Lisa is writing a series of guest posts on the blog on effective methods to cope with chronic illness. These are principles which she has applied to her own life with success. In this article, she shares how
