Breaching that invisible gap
Beyond the physical barriers that remain – even if they have been decreasing for several years already – there remains the invisible and sometimes insurmountable gap of preconceptions about disability,…
Discussing with other patients
My stays at the hospital or in a treatment centre have always been an opportunity to exchange with other chronically ill people and, through their experiences, to better understand what…
Top 5 sentences that do not make you happy when you have a chronic disease
What other people tell us… Sometimes we want to laugh about it. Because it can be really funny. But sometimes we also want to cry when we hear it. Because…
Accepting the looks of others
“You could leave your seat to me. Are you not ashamed of being seated.” Told me a woman in her sixties on the bus. “Actually, I’m ill, I can’t stand….
Accepting to receive the help you need
Physically fit, good at school. That was me. Before the illness. At that time, I rarely asked for help, but rather I gave it to others, be it bw explaining…
Talking about your chronic disease: Yes, no, how?
Should you talk about it? And if so, how? These questions are not always easy and yet are constantly present, but differently depending on the visibility of your chronic disease…