Chronic illness comes in many forms, with a variety of names, as well as a list of qualifications.
How would you describe yourself as an individual with chronic illness?
What would your qualifications be on a resume of chronic illness?
• Expert napper
• Has mastered the art of rest and recuperation
• Proficient at patiently sitting in waiting rooms
• Permanent patient
• Vast experience with staying still even while painfully restless
• Can run on very little sleep without any noticeable change in outward appearance
• Sufficient acting skills to convey calm even when severely panicked
• Keen problem solver
• Experience with mazes of hospital corridors
• Moderate level researcher
• Expansive medical vocabulary
• Can decipher between different sources of pain (muscle pain, joint pain, organ pain, inflammatory pain, obstructive pain, new pain vs regular pain)
• Experience with varying types of medicine (Eastern, Western, Homeopathic, Naturopathic, Dietary, etc...)
• Up-to-date on nutritional guidelines
• Expert procedure prep-er
• Significant experience self-administering enemas
• Monumental repertoire of coping mechanisms
• Moderate level social-engagement-ditcher
• Intermediate needle self-administration
• Expert cuddler
• Expert in all things Bubble-Bath related
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