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Relationships

Communication is the cornerstone of any relationship, whether it is platonic, romantic, familial or something else. Read about my personal experiences with dating and relationships, and get tips and insights from the community on how they make things work despite chronic illness or disability.

Home & Lifestyle ⸱ Sheryl Chan

We Want to Have Fun Just Like You, But Here’s What it Takes with Chronic Illness

Do We Even Want to Have Fun at All? So your friend with chronic illness has rejected your party invitation…again. Or they’ve included a list of T&Cs just in case they have to bail last minute. What’s up with that? Do they hate you or
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Chronic Illness ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Dating with Chronic Illness (and What I've Learned)

Dating with Chronic Illness – A Thorny Topic Dating with chronic illness is no easy, straightforward feat for either party. Questions like this are all over Quora and Reddit: “Would you date or marry a person with chronic illness?”. So I thought I’d share my perspective, as a person who’
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Caregiving ⸱ Sheryl Chan

What's it Like to be a Caregiver for a Chronically Ill Loved One (The Challenges & Rewards)

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.
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Relationships ⸱ Sheryl Chan

How to Set ​​Healthy Boundaries in Your Relationships with Chronic Illness

We haven't had a guest blogger in a while, so I'm happy to have Lydia with us today! Lydia lives with chronic migraine, Fibromyalgia and C-PTSD. Today she shares with us her tips on setting healthy boundaries in all sorts of relationships, when you live with
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Relationships ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Disability and Sex: Disabled People are Not Automatically Bad Sexual or Romantic Partners

Not Your Everyday Email Request – Writing About Disability and Sex Amidst the dozens of emails I receive a day for blog related stuff, one stood out the other day. It asked if I was interested in writing a post for their blog on disability and sex. I was highly suspicious
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Chronic Illness ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Sometimes, Physical Pain Isn’t the Worst Part About Chronic Illness

Physical Pain is Terrible, But Sometimes It Isn't the Worst Part About Chronic Illness When we mention the word ‘pain’, the type of pain that often comes to mind first is that of a physical nature. Physical pain is no laughing matter; in fact, unbearable physical pain that
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Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

On Being a Decent Human Being and Other Thoughts

*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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Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

10 Things I Liked in December 2018

Now That 2018 has Come to an End How was your 2018, now that the curtains are drawn? My chronic illnesses evolve every year, and it seems like my brain was the main interest to them in 2018, what with the seizures, brain fog and mixed psychological states. My Christmas
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Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

May 2018: In Memory of My Parrotlets & Designing My Days

*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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Relationships ⸱ Sheryl Chan

4 Cool Truths My Partner Said (Unwittingly)

Cool Truths My Partner Said in the Most Casual of Tones Have you ever had that lightning bolt moment where an offhand statement made by someone else knocked you off your feet? A statement so simple, yet powerful enough to make you stop, blink and think. Here are some of
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Diary Entries ⸱ Sheryl Chan

September 2017: Resisting the Urge to Stress Myself Out Unnecessarily & Supporting the Supporters

*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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Chronic Illness ⸱ Sheryl Chan

Keeping Up with the World: Why it's Important Despite Pain

As someone who lives with chronic pain, most of my days are spent cooped up at home. Whilst I enjoy the alone time, I do try to get out every now and then. I believe that keeping up with the world is important, in the sense that I would like
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