by Trish Robichaud | Jul 26, 2013 | All, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Resources/Tools, Types of Disabilities
Article by Carol Jaquith The onset of any serious illness can be like a tidal wave. When illness turns chronic, it can threaten to overwhelm you with wave after wave of loss and grief. . Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, in her book On Death and Dying, and in her work with...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 24, 2013 | All, Chronic Illness, Resources/Tools
Being a caregiver isn’t easy. I know. I learned the hard way as I took care of my wife who died from pancreatic cancer three years ago. The stress of doing a job that most people aren’t trained for, on average, 20 hours a week or more, can impact your health....
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 12, 2013 | All, Resources/Tools, Uncategorised, Websites
The ongoing cost of prescription medications can be a challenge, especially if you are taking more than one prescribed medication. Some pharmaceutical companies offer prescription assistance programs to individuals and families with financial needs. These programs...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 10, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage, Websites
“Disability will affect the lives of everyone at some point in their life, it is time society changed to acknowledge this” – One of the key challenges for a person with a disability is to be seen by the public, to be portrayed in the media, treated...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 8, 2013 | All, Chronic Illness, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage, Research Papers
Most healthy people assume that living with a chronic illness or disability would make life miserable. Surely one can’t be as happy when dealing with a serious health condition. After all, one of the key factors to happiness is having one’s health. Isn’t it? In fact,...
