Archive for June, 2009
Last week, a client, “E”, wrote an email telling me how difficult it is to “.. have your life so controlled by insurance as it is for so many like us (living with chronic illness). I’m disappointed it determines so much of my joy. And my son will determine where he will work based on [...]
When I read a blog post (Fibromyalgia Negative Press) – citing a newspaper columnist’s remark about people with Fibro who want to collect a government check and pop pills (Random Nonsense ) — I thought: I’m glad I live with multiple sclerosis!
After several weeks of deep pain and fatigue, I’m actually grateful to live [...]
Check out the very useful information in The New York Times, Patient Money column, Protecting Your Job When You Live with Chronic Illness by Lesley Alderman.
And, yes, there are several quotes from me.
On reading this, a client emailed to let me know that she’s worried that now that I’m famous, I wouldn’t have time for [...]
Chronic Illness demands that we stay flexible, like wire coils. If we don’t we can crash and burn, can’t we?
It was 2:00am when I woke with a headache & felt like I was burning with fever. I was convinced it was the H1N1 virus (aka swine flu). As I lay in bed, too tired to [...]
The ADA – friend or foe?
Do you have a job and live with a chronic illness or condition that leaves you unable to do certain activities? (aka living with disablities?) Do you believe that you are well aware of your rights given by the Americans with Disabilities Act? Are you shaking your head, YES?
Most likely, you’re misinformed.
Just ask any human [...]
Most of us find that other people can be clueless about what it’s like to live with a chronic illness. It makes sense since this is invisible, unpredictable and often debilitating. It’s hard enough to explain this to your friends and family. It’s even more difficult to explain to co workers who only know you [...]
Some of my clients are unemployed and looking for new jobs or even new careers. But many are employees who are deeply frustrated by a supervisor’s attitude about chronic illness. That frustration led to me to develop a “list” to hand out in the seminars I deliver in corporate settings.
I’ve found that “good” managers are [...]
