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5 Things Chronically Ill People Would Love to Hear

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source: The Mighty

year: 2016

authors: Mary Kay O'Malley

summary/abstract:

As a person with a rare chronic illness, there are times when I feel like I’m living apart from most other people in my life. Even my close friends, family, and co-workers are living day-to-day lives so different from mine. But then I remember, all of our lives are different.

There have been many times when someone manages just the right words to bridge the divide and every time it happens, it touches my heart! If you’re living on either side of that divide — as a person with a chronic illness or as someone who loves them — you’ve probably had the same experience.

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