Friday, 19 October 2018. Issue #132.
In this issue: It’s easy to lose your optimism when you become sick, but opportunities for gratitude and joy are still there. Your body isn’t what it was yesterday, or will be tomorrow. Breaking stigma by fostering healthy conversation. Princess Eugenie’s shows her scoliosis surgery scar on her wedding day. When you fear happiness, because traumatic experiences have taught you otherwise. When the emergency surgery doesn’t go as planned, and 32 staples now line your abdomen 🙁 That surreal feeling when your e-book is out in the Kindle store. It’s okay to stop and rest for a little while. A resilience honed from chronic pain, that will see you through once more. Taking the time to remember your healing milestones, and be aware that everyone’s path to recovery looks different.
[New Post] "I have always been an optimistic & positive person. Yet when I became sick, these #negative thoughts drained & distracted me, when opportunities for #gratitude and #joy were still very much alive in my life": https://t.co/jyl68bDkMj @lisaalioto #selfidentity #spoonie
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 14, 2018
[Archives] "Give yourself a break – your #body wasn’t what it was yesterday, and isn’t what it will be tomorrow": https://t.co/e8R13EYPmk #reminder #selfawareness #chronicillness #chronicpain
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 13, 2018
[Updated Post] "Too often we avert our gazes or train our #children to stifle their innocent #curiosity towards those with #disabilities": https://t.co/hOz6p3UgFs #chroniclife #society
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 12, 2018
"had major surgery on her back to treat a curvature of the #spine at the age of 12..chose to wear a #weddingdress that showed her #scar..hoped it would honour those who had helped her & inspire others w the condition of #scoliosis": https://t.co/vBpxojAmsA @BBC #PrincessEugenie
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 15, 2018
[Archives] "I am worried when there is too much #happiness going on, because my experiences have taught me otherwise. I #fear it, because happiness has always come before a huge fall": https://t.co/0Q6U9kW1Xa #lifeexperiences #sicklessons #healthandwellness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 15, 2018
“The 32 staples lining my #abdomen were evidence things did not go as planned…my #intestines literally popped out of my #body due to the built up pressure”: https://t.co/IOuBpky4sv @hospitalprncss #chronicpain #chronicillness
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 15, 2018
“The day I found out it went live on #Amazon, I pulled up the sample chapters on my Kindle and thought, 'Oh, my word, what have I done???'": https://t.co/1CX3yst7dW @JacQuelineVRoe #selfbelief #chronicillness #spoonielife #linkup
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 16, 2018
“It really is ok to just stop for the day and take some down time”: https://t.co/5otBrisNtu @TheFrznMind #selfcare #mentalhealth #spoonies #chronicillness #chroniclife
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 14, 2018
“I am sicker than I ever have been. And I do have some #resiliency because I have been working on it. I know I will #survive. I know I will #persevere no matter what. And I know I will fight for my rights if I must”: https://t.co/2molFpnpR0 @Nikki_Albert #chronicillness #spoonie
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 11, 2018
"take the time to consider what #healing means to you, think about the #milestones you’ve reached in your healing, and remember that your #recovery may look different than others’ recovery process": https://t.co/0myORtnurh @ShareAnonymousI #mentalhealth #sexualtrauma
— A Chronic Voice (@AChVoice) October 15, 2018
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I love that she embraced showing her scar. Her wedding dress was so elegant.
Yes indeed! I love it when people who have a more ‘well known’ voice, per se, use it for the greater good 🙂 What a beauty.