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I’ve tried something different with my results this time thanks to a twitter suggestion from @arainbowatnight. Let me know if you like to to see the results like this or prefer the old text format! You can see the results from previous questionnaires HERE. As always, I’d be really grateful if you could rate this post using … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I posted the results of my questionnaire looking at the emotional impact of chronic illness. In this post I‘d like to share links to the posts that I’ve already written that might address some of the issues raised in your replies. I will focus on the concerns you’ve raised that … Read more
I want to offer a huge thank you to all of you who have been filling out my questionnaires. I had a great response to this 3rd questionnaire exploring the help you might need with the 8 steps towards living a great life despite chronic illness. (See these links for the results of the 1st … Read more
In last week’s post on the results of my damage limitation questionnaire I promised links to the articles that I’ve already written that address some of your concerns. I’ve realised that not many of my older posts address your concerns as directly as I’d like them to. So I’ll be focusing on addressing them more … Read more
A big thank you to all of you who have been filling out my questionnaires! They are really helping me to get a great idea about what you most want help with in terms of living better with your chronic illness. I believe that there are 8 steps towards living a great life despite chronic … Read more
I want to thank everybody who is helping me to understand how best I can help by taking part in my questionnaires. My questionnaire on the second step to living a great life despite chronic illness is now ready and I’d be really grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to fill it … Read more
Because I want to be able offer my help in the most effective way possible I feel it’s really important to ask what you need help with and what kind of help you want. I’ve identified 8 steps towards living a great life despite chronic illness and I’ll be consulting you about each of the … Read more
Here’s the final installment of the self-help survey results. This part focuses mainly on sources of help. (You can see all the other parts of the survey on this page – scroll down for earlier parts) Once again, a huge thanks to those who took the time to share so much information. I’ve found … Read more
Here’s part 4 of the survey results, looking at relaxation and dealing with the emotional impact of the illness. Have you tried relaxation techniques/ meditation/ yoga/ tai chi? How useful were they? How often do you practice? How understanding of your condition is your teacher? Back when I was ill I started painting and … Read more
Here’s part 3 of the self-help survey results. This part explores exercise and diet. You can all the parts published so far on this page, scroll down for older posts. One of the respondents’ complete answers can be found on her own blog page Sky Blue River. Do you think exercise is helpful for this … Read more
