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Most of my MM articles on Quips and Tips for Healing and Hope aren’t about praying to God for healing from disease. Here, however, I describe what Centering Prayer is and how it can help you cope. MM is “Mellow Monday” – I write articles about spirit and soul in relation to chronic illness on [...]
Is your loved one anxious or stressed at the care facility? Here’s a tip for decreasing the stress level of someone with dementia in a long-term care home. Yesterday I attended a caregivers support group through the Alzheimer Society of Vancouver (I’m a Master’s of Social Work student at UBC, and my practicum placement is [...]
Since there is no cure, the goal of treatment for fibromyalgia is managing the painful symptoms. Here are several tips for living with fibromyalgia, from a new Canadian review of research. These tips for living with fibromyalgia are directly from “Fibromyalgia: evolving concepts over the past 2 decades” from the May 2013 issue of the [...]
Effectively treating your illness isn’t just about meds and doctors’ visits! These surprising treatments for chronic illness involve stressing more, embracing aging, and hoarding your reserves. Today is my inaugural Tippy Tuesday on Quips and Tips! I’m kicking it off with a quip from poet Elizabeth Alexander: “I have an image in my head: I’m [...]
Why do I believe the first thing you need to do if you’ve been diagnosed with early stage dementia is join a support group? Because I’m doing my practicum placement with the Alzheimer Society in Vancouver (I’m working towards my Master’s of Social Work at UBC), and I’m honoured to be co-facilitating support groups for [...]
I’ve lived with infertility for four years, and am always learning new ways to make it easier! Infertility is a roller coaster, with good days and bad days. I think the easiest days are when I don’t meet pregnant women, babies, or toddlers. It’s easier to cope with infertility when I’m not reminded of the [...]
Whether you’ve lived with Crohn’s for 10 days or 10 years, these tips will help you find the balance between accepting the disease and finding solutions that will change your life. “I wish I had known that making changes to your diet and lifestyle can do more than any medications,” says 44 year old Shawna [...]
These tips for starting a support group for breast cancer survivors will help you balance hope and faith with the reality of living with breast cancer. “I just had deep faith and a positive attitude and said, ‘It’s small, they found [the breast cancer] early, I’m going to be fine,’” said Ruthanne Francis, a facilitator at [...]
Don’t let your disease stop you from taking good care of your dog or cat. These tips for caring for your pet when you have a chronic illness will help you balance your health and theirs. “The benefits of having a pet — whether dog, cat, bird, or even a single goldfish — are well [...]
Many cancer survivors say their diagnosis led to a new, better outlook on life. These stories of readjusting life priorities after cancer or chemotherapy treatments may help you cope with a diagnosis…or at least give you the strength to keep putting one foot ahead of the other. When an orthopedic surgeon told Becky Roth, a [...]
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