Saturday, 07 April 2018. Issue #104.
In this issue: Acceptance is embracing all parts of yourself, even the ones you wish weren’t there, and giving yourself permission to feel without judgment. The dilemmas of being ill after marriage. Sick Lessons is live, thanks to these contributors! Why you don’t have to be Strong, just a little stronger than before. The decision to stop working is sometimes a personal one, and at other times one that’s forced upon you. If you’re travelling in the wrong direction, it doesn’t even matter how fast you’re going. Tips for surviving extended hospital bed rest. Marvelling at the wonders of nature and the miracle of life.
" #Acceptance is acknowledgement and the very permission to experience all those things w/o shame or judgment, allowing you to embrace all parts of yourself, even the ones you sometimes wish were’t there": https://t.co/QrZQt6MP42 @TheMightySite #spoonie #chronicillness #RSD #CRPS
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) March 31, 2018
“I am riddled with #guilt for everything I put my #husband through, for the life he has lost and for the burden I am to him. He married an able bodied, healthy woman, he didn’t sign up for this”: https://t.co/BoSkXBMNFM @JourneyFog #spoonie #chronicillness #marriage
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 4, 2018
[New] And…the site is live!! #ThankYou to our first @sicklessons contributors, with more to come! https://t.co/ECkG2mL8BC @Not_Just_Tired @Dystoniabook1 @rocking2stomas @Med_Musings @Nikki_Albert #lifelessons #chroniclife #spoonie #sicklessons
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 1, 2018
[New Post] "I realised that I didn’t have to be Strong, I can just aim to be a little #stronger. I don’t have to be #Brave, just a little braver than before. A little kinder, a little gentler, a little better than before": https://t.co/6iXBlERkYT #kindness #chroniclife #spoonie
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 4, 2018
“The decision to stop working due to #chronicillness is sometimes a personal choice and sometimes a forced decision”: https://t.co/Ya06VCMrnZ #chroniclife #chronicpain #spoonie #career
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 1, 2018
If you're travelling in the wrong direction, it doesn't even matter how fast you go. Keep to the path that was meant for you, and move forward at a steady pace: https://t.co/bhJHk0CDl9 #spoonie #chronicillness #slowandsteady #selfawareness #InspirationalQuotes pic.twitter.com/iOklD0Fn8A
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 4, 2018
“Imagining the end of pain. What will I do the minute this pain ends? How will I celebrate? What can I do today to bring that energy, those #feelings, into my life right now?”: https://t.co/qs9fvJ0c5P @ThPainCompanion #spoonie #mentalhealth #selfawareness #chronicillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 2, 2018
“The main goal of #hospital #bedrest is to rest, however being stuck inside can be emotionally detrimental if you let it and it’s been proven that your thoughts and mindset can effect your #health”: https://t.co/M73RMyvdW8 #spoonie #chroniclife #mentalhealth
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) March 31, 2018
[New Post] Marvelling at the wonders of nature, and the miracle of life! and continuing my 'wake up earlier' goals from last month's #prompts: https://t.co/WfnMIzSYwR #lifegoals #spoonie #chroniclife #amblogging
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 1, 2018
“The boy who changed my life, who shook my world and who shows me every single day that my illness didn’t rob me of experiencing the most perfect gift”: https://t.co/IgzukzrbEk @nataliesparacio #crohns #motherhood #spoonie #chronicillness #family
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) April 3, 2018
