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Always remember to have compassion and patience for those who seem less friendly or a little difficult to be around. Everyone deals with their disease differently and nobody experiences the trials the same as everyone else. Sometimes the best way to help someone who has RA is simply to ask t...
Someone suffering from a serious disease may not know how to respond to the question, “What can I do to help?” Alternatively, the person may be too ashamed or timid to ask for a favor. So instead, provide proactive, targeted offers like: Do you want me to vacuum? What is your favo...
Taking over a meal, some baked goods, or coming up with any other excuse to provide in some way would make their holiday experience better. What you bring may be all they have to eat. And on top of that, knowing someone cares enough to do something practical like this wi...
Couples who share their stories of living with illness Experts who offer advice about how to cope well Love in the Time of Chronic Illnesswill help you find yourselves again and grow stronger, individually and as a couple. As one expert told us, “There is no false hope. There is only ...
When dealing with chronic pain or illness, we can choose our attitude toward it. Here are 7 thing I've learned to help do a 180 from resentment to kindness.
techniques to help those diagnosed with chronic pain or any chronic illness that involves pain as a symptom. Reading this book can help one navigate through chronic pain and overcome feelings of shame and guilt. It also facilitates communication between chronic pain sufferers, their families, and ...
One may think that taking a “tough love” approach will help motivate someone to overcome their mental illness. While it’s true that people with mental illnesses must participate in their own recovery, actually moving forward with treatment is far more difficult than you might imagine. ...
Nearly one in 25 American adults has serious mental illness, which means odds are someone in your life is coping with anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder or another debilitating condition. Still, shame about mental illness — likely a holdover from when people wrongly believed such con...
There are many steps you can take to educate yourself about your loved one's experience with depression, but you also need to take care of your own mental health and well-being. How to Help Someone With Depression While every person's experience with depression is unique (as is the experie...