Surviving serious sickness

			Surviving Serious Sickness
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Common start point A lot of people do understand, but ... yes, some are still to get the word!	Do you dread waking up ... to another day of pain? Do you feel defeated, abandoned, and have no hope? Do you feel like no one understands what you are going through?
Try to be open and sincere The strength you need maybe as close as the next person you talk to!	Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Good things will happen if you expect them! You don't need to do it alone - ask for help. Use all your resources, families, friends & health professionals. If you believe they can help you ... then it's worth asking.
Be always positive in your living strategies Remember the old Chinese proverb about the journey of many miles starts with the first step.	Take one day at a time. Don't look to far ahead; as that can cause you to feel hopeless. You need to accept what is happening to you. Also you will need to talk about what is happening to you.
And do not forget the emotions, deal with any loss, so you can build stronger & better! They say that the night is darkest and coldest just before a new bright & warm dawn	It's important to walk through emotions of grief, anger and frustration, with your inability to control the situation, and the pain of loss, of what was, and what could be. You can feel isolated and alone, so you need to cultivate a positive attitude and outlook.

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The Daily Dish: One key to surviving serious illness is to live positively & openly - many stories

Yes, these are magazine articles but maybe useful

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Surviving serious illness - input from friends

Ideas for practical help

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Other useful stuff .... MANAGING your illness

Need to learn about your condition
and how your body reacts,
so you can take action to minimize disability
and complications.

Some days you will need to take things easy,
need to have new and different expectations for yourself,
things won't be the same as before and that's okay.

Try not to be hard on yourself,
just take one day at a time,
and tomorrow may be better!

Once you can accept how things are,
and what you can do to help yourself,
life gets a lot easier for you!

Remember there is always light at the end of the tunnel!


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