Health Warriors - for those with chronic illness & disabilities

Work

What kind of business can you start from home?

November 11, 2016

Demelza Marie

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If you read last week's post, you may be inspired to look into what kind of business you can do from home but you're unsure of what you could do. If that's you, then I encourage you to watch this video and check out the list below... (and let me know in the comments if you have other ideas too!)

Work

Get rid of a difficult work situation once and for all

November 4, 2016

Demelza Marie

235

Trying to hold down a job when you have a chronic illness is tough. Employers often don't understand the special needs and considerations a person with a chronic illness has and fellow colleagues can be less than sympathetic. So, not only do you struggle with the illness itself, but you also face the added demands and pressures in your job which can make the illness worse. It's such a tough situation because, very often, there is no choice but to work. You need the income!

Inspiration

The 5 heart-breaking dangers of hiding behind a mask & how to fix them

October 28, 2016

Demelza Marie

282

It's that time of year when all the masks and costumes come out of the closet and onto the street. Children and their parents take advantage of the opportunity to dress up and pretend to be someone they're not. Some imagine themselves as super heroes, others as princesses and others, well...

Inspiration

The face behind the book

October 21, 2016

Joy Kirk

266

Do you really know me? The fact is, technology has allowed us to become familiar strangers. Let me explain that a little more. If you were to take my FB posts and describe who I am - you would only be able to describe maybe 10%.

Health

A lousy way to treat a vulnerable patient

October 14, 2016

Rachel Faith Cox

284

I would like to see a future where doctors understand that they have a wonderful opportunity to limit the harm their patient’s endure, simply by being nice. I believe that Hippocrates was not only talking about physical harm in his oath “First, do no harm”.

Parenting

The painful secrets that can lie behind a beautiful face…

October 7, 2016

Rachel Faith Cox

117

She slid elegantly out of her driver’s seat and came to chat with me at my window. I was struck by her beauty. Sigh. Suck in your tummy, Rach. Put on your smile. I wonder how she really is? How she is, really, arrived about two minutes into the conversation, when she revealed that she is facing not one, but two, major health crises.

Products

Do you ‘toilet’ the right way? Here’s how you should do it…

September 30, 2016

Demelza Marie

190

You're sitting on your throne and the time ticks by with no movement going on 'below'. It's the same story you've experienced many times and you feel uncomfortable the more days that pass while your poop doesn't! If this sounds familiar to you, you're not alone. The way we sit on toilets in the western world may actually be why so many suffer from constipation, IBS, and other similar issues.

Lifestyle

What everyone should know about the differences between chronic illness & disability

September 23, 2016

Demelza Marie

873

It’s much easier to look at someone who has an obvious disability and imagine how hard life is for them to manage without being able to see, hear, walk, use their arms, etc. There are massive adaptations that are required for these people to function 'normally' and it takes much more effort than it does the healthy individual. While chronic illness is often less visible, it can sometimes be more disabling in the sense of what the person can accomplish.