“ My love has saved me. It wraps strong arms around me when I cry with despair;it gives me the routine of a working week to lend vicarious structure to my shapeless days. It brings me daily laughter, a… Anna Lyndsey
“ Depression affects almost 80% of migraine sufferers at one time or another. People with migraine, especially chronic migraine, also are more likely to experience intense anxiety and to have suicidal t… Sarah Hackley
“ Physically, mentally, emotionally -- it seems like every part of me is broken in one way or another. Patrick Carman
“ Astray from a deep sleep chronic as I write by phonics, like insomnia I will always live the onyx night for revealing, and, upon it, still I'll steal the bright light of day right away just to keep bu… Criss Jami
“ Of course, it’s now obvious why he was so angry that day. People don’t move into hospice to live but to die. And that half an egg sandwich I ended up making him–that sandwich was the last meal he ate… Alysia Abbott
“ As I sat up I turned my head to the side, but immediately straightened it again when I felt a sharp pain shoot through my neck. Jennifer Starzec
“ Recently God asked me the same question in a new way, "And if I don't allow you to heal, if I never remove the pain, will you still trust Me? Cindee Snider Re
“ Chronic illness is hard. Pain is hard. Isolation is hard. The financial cost is hard. Grieving is hard and necessary and sometimes takes far longer than we every imagined. Cindee Snider Re
“ Mental illness People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin like scars forming a map of all the ways you’re hurting. My heart is a prison of Have you tried?s Have you tried… Emm Roy
“ That is what chronic illness is . . . a disconnect between what our souls can do and what our bodies can do. Barbara Lieberman
“ Dancing with a spinal cord injury is a challenge like no other, but I aspired to prove to myself that I could still be phenomenal dancer even with an SCI Sarah Todd Hammer
“ The weekend was a much-needed breath of fresh air; Monday always seemed to not only take that breath right back, but add a few extra pounds to my shoulders as well. Jennifer Starzec
“ The thought of being able to [move my arms] made me want to give up my legs [instead] since I was accustomed to using them. But, I figured that after a few hours of sitting in a wheelchair...I would s… Sarah Todd Hammer
“ The video was still playing, although I didn't know why. It seemed as if the able-bodied dancers were mocking me. Sarah Todd Hammer
“ I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really. Jennifer Starzec
“ People who don't see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days--good days--you can run three miles, but can barely walk across the parking lot on other days,' [my mom] said quietly… Jennifer Starzec
“ I had learned quickly that life doesn't always go the way I want it to, and that's okay. I still plod on. Sarah Todd Hammer
“ It is not easy to talk about a condition once dismissed as ‘the career women’s disease’. But women will continue to suffer until we realise the cost of ignoring it Hilary Mantel
“ I wanted to relay a first hand experience to an audience possibly struggling to understand just what living with an autoimmune condition means,” Connery says. “It's a difficult journey and very much m… Richard Connery
