A Chronic Voice
@achronicvoice.com
I share #ChronicIllness, #ChronicPain, #disability & #MentalHealth info from VARIOUS #perspectives. #Lupus #Sjogrens #AntiphospholipidSyndrome #epilepsy Open to constructive chat, will block overly opinionated people.
https://achronicvoice.com/
https://achronicvoice.com/
“To get better this year, means getting better today.” - @achronicvoice.com — The #LittleThings & #BabySteps do matter. #TakeCare of yourself in small ways today too 💕 For more #InspirationalQuotes for people w #ChronicIllness, visit: buff.ly/fp7dYT0
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“To get better this year, means getting better today.” - @achronicvoice.com — The #LittleThings & #BabySteps do matter. #TakeCare of yourself in small ways today too 💕 For more #InspirationalQuotes for people w #ChronicIllness, visit: buff.ly/fp7dYT0
"I had originally wanted to delete all my monthly #writing prompt entries..But as I was going thru them, I realised that they are in fact, a treasure trove of #memories..I have housed them all under a new ‘#Diary Entries’ page.": buff.ly/bxZbjHB
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"I had originally wanted to delete all my monthly #writing prompt entries..But as I was going thru them, I realised that they are in fact, a treasure trove of #memories..I have housed them all under a new ‘#Diary Entries’ page.": buff.ly/bxZbjHB
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness
"When the number 1 item on your #Christmas #wishlist is simply – less pain. (A girl/boy can dream?)" - Check out more #ChronicIllness #memes & jokes here: buff.ly/zV8WsVU
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"When the number 1 item on your #Christmas #wishlist is simply – less pain. (A girl/boy can dream?)" - Check out more #ChronicIllness #memes & jokes here: buff.ly/zV8WsVU
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
"The 30 #pills I was taking every day wreaked unspeakable havoc on my #MindAndBody. It also worsened my #HeartRhythmDisorder, so I had to rush to the A&E every few days. I hardly saw anyone except hospital & #medical staff for a year.": buff.ly/FCEgFsY
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"The 30 #pills I was taking every day wreaked unspeakable havoc on my #MindAndBody. It also worsened my #HeartRhythmDisorder, so I had to rush to the A&E every few days. I hardly saw anyone except hospital & #medical staff for a year.": buff.ly/FCEgFsY
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
"[ #ChronicPain ] struck like clockwork after two hours. The swollen wrist I had from the day before was now a bloated, unbendable chunk of meat. The muscles in my upper arms started to throb with aches & I had mild #vertigo.": buff.ly/hPwU3Xn
#ChronicIllness #lupus #spoonie
#ChronicIllness #lupus #spoonie
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"[ #ChronicPain ] struck like clockwork after two hours. The swollen wrist I had from the day before was now a bloated, unbendable chunk of meat. The muscles in my upper arms started to throb with aches & I had mild #vertigo.": buff.ly/hPwU3Xn
#ChronicIllness #lupus #spoonie
#ChronicIllness #lupus #spoonie
"The #book is interesting in the sense that it believes in strengthening your #strengths, as opposed to continuous ‘improvement’ on your #weaknesses, and the struggle that comes along with something that isn’t inherently natural.": buff.ly/8mZB4XO
#MentalHealthAwareness #PersonalGrowth
#MentalHealthAwareness #PersonalGrowth
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"The #book is interesting in the sense that it believes in strengthening your #strengths, as opposed to continuous ‘improvement’ on your #weaknesses, and the struggle that comes along with something that isn’t inherently natural.": buff.ly/8mZB4XO
#MentalHealthAwareness #PersonalGrowth
#MentalHealthAwareness #PersonalGrowth
"My face was a swollen balloon, as a result of being on high dose #steroids to control the #Lupus flares. It was a demoralising period, esp when everyone else around u is enjoying their prime years of #health & beauty. But I didn’t have a choice": buff.ly/Nod61PT #spoonie
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"My face was a swollen balloon, as a result of being on high dose #steroids to control the #Lupus flares. It was a demoralising period, esp when everyone else around u is enjoying their prime years of #health & beauty. But I didn’t have a choice": buff.ly/Nod61PT #spoonie
"In general, fat soluble #vitamins A, D & K will be deficient in 2/3s of [ #Bariatric #surgery] #patients within 4 years of surgery. This leads to other #HealthProblems such as easy bruising, rashes, osteomalacia & more.": buff.ly/bNu2Ajm
for SpectraSpray
for SpectraSpray
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"In general, fat soluble #vitamins A, D & K will be deficient in 2/3s of [ #Bariatric #surgery] #patients within 4 years of surgery. This leads to other #HealthProblems such as easy bruising, rashes, osteomalacia & more.": buff.ly/bNu2Ajm
for SpectraSpray
for SpectraSpray
"My #BloodCount was already within the red zone & to make matters worse, I have the rarest #BloodType ..with #autoimmune #antibodies thrown into the party..doctors always have trouble procuring #blood for me & sometimes it takes days to find a match.": buff.ly/INX9UJ1
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"My #BloodCount was already within the red zone & to make matters worse, I have the rarest #BloodType ..with #autoimmune #antibodies thrown into the party..doctors always have trouble procuring #blood for me & sometimes it takes days to find a match.": buff.ly/INX9UJ1
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
"I..view each new #perspective as an additional tool in the #coping toolkit. They can even be 2 opposing actions or thoughts. What matters is #context, because we need different tools to deal with different #problems, for different periods in our #life.": buff.ly/vU1XPPk
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"I..view each new #perspective as an additional tool in the #coping toolkit. They can even be 2 opposing actions or thoughts. What matters is #context, because we need different tools to deal with different #problems, for different periods in our #life.": buff.ly/vU1XPPk
“Maybe life isn’t about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it’s about collecting the #scars to prove that we showed up for it.” — Hannah Brencher. May you have a fulfilling & meaningful rest of the week! buff.ly/fp7dYT0
#LifeLessons #QuotesToLiveBy #ChronicIllness #survivors
#LifeLessons #QuotesToLiveBy #ChronicIllness #survivors
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“Maybe life isn’t about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it’s about collecting the #scars to prove that we showed up for it.” — Hannah Brencher. May you have a fulfilling & meaningful rest of the week! buff.ly/fp7dYT0
#LifeLessons #QuotesToLiveBy #ChronicIllness #survivors
#LifeLessons #QuotesToLiveBy #ChronicIllness #survivors
"The #ChronicIllness life revels in drama. My screams pierced & reverberated thru the wide gym area. Both #dogs and humans froze in their tracks. The trainer rushed to hold me, as I laid on my side on the grassy turf. An ambulance was called.": buff.ly/ono7SRr
#MondayBlogs #KneeInjury #disability
#MondayBlogs #KneeInjury #disability
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"The #ChronicIllness life revels in drama. My screams pierced & reverberated thru the wide gym area. Both #dogs and humans froze in their tracks. The trainer rushed to hold me, as I laid on my side on the grassy turf. An ambulance was called.": buff.ly/ono7SRr
#MondayBlogs #KneeInjury #disability
#MondayBlogs #KneeInjury #disability
"You run a mini #pharmacy at home that takes up at least a few shelves. People come to you for #medical supplies for minor ailments, or to ask you what their symptoms could be indicative of." - For more #ChronicIllness #memes.: buff.ly/zV8WsVU
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"You run a mini #pharmacy at home that takes up at least a few shelves. People come to you for #medical supplies for minor ailments, or to ask you what their symptoms could be indicative of." - For more #ChronicIllness #memes.: buff.ly/zV8WsVU
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
All #ChronicIllness people know this problem I think lol. #AntiphospholipidSyndrome doesn't make it any easier. Anywaaay... hope to be out of that mutual second home we hate so much soon.
#hospital #disability #bruises
#hospital #disability #bruises
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
All #ChronicIllness people know this problem I think lol. #AntiphospholipidSyndrome doesn't make it any easier. Anywaaay... hope to be out of that mutual second home we hate so much soon.
#hospital #disability #bruises
#hospital #disability #bruises
"You are human being.
So called for a reason.
Not #human doing.
Just you being
Is wonder enough to make heaven fall still.
You are #miracle." - by #ThuliZuma
buff.ly/PuOQwG5
#MondayBlogs #affirmation
So called for a reason.
Not #human doing.
Just you being
Is wonder enough to make heaven fall still.
You are #miracle." - by #ThuliZuma
buff.ly/PuOQwG5
#MondayBlogs #affirmation
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"You are human being.
So called for a reason.
Not #human doing.
Just you being
Is wonder enough to make heaven fall still.
You are #miracle." - by #ThuliZuma
buff.ly/PuOQwG5
#MondayBlogs #affirmation
So called for a reason.
Not #human doing.
Just you being
Is wonder enough to make heaven fall still.
You are #miracle." - by #ThuliZuma
buff.ly/PuOQwG5
#MondayBlogs #affirmation
"The suggestion to ‘eat bland food’ does not appeal to me..bcos I have developed a #phobia after only [that] for months on end whenever hospitalised. I call it ‘sick people food’ & the thought makes me #depressed.": buff.ly/CB2BlT6
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #Esophageal
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #Esophageal
December 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"The suggestion to ‘eat bland food’ does not appeal to me..bcos I have developed a #phobia after only [that] for months on end whenever hospitalised. I call it ‘sick people food’ & the thought makes me #depressed.": buff.ly/CB2BlT6
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #Esophageal
#MondayBlogs #ChronicIllness #Esophageal
"I was still receiving parental allowance then, so the concept of earning a #salary was foreign, which magnified the fear. Imagine receiving $200 a month as allowance, with a #MedicalBill of $2000 in return.": buff.ly/w0UniS2
#NEisVoid #disability #ChronicIllness
#NEisVoid #disability #ChronicIllness
December 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"I was still receiving parental allowance then, so the concept of earning a #salary was foreign, which magnified the fear. Imagine receiving $200 a month as allowance, with a #MedicalBill of $2000 in return.": buff.ly/w0UniS2
#NEisVoid #disability #ChronicIllness
#NEisVoid #disability #ChronicIllness
"A fuzzy feeling warms my heart, whenever I think about the people who were there beside me thru the worst days of my life. Days that were made bearable only because of them. #Writing summons these wonderful #human beings to my core thoughts.": buff.ly/x1LQJ9a
#caregivers #ChronicPain #gratitude
#caregivers #ChronicPain #gratitude
December 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"A fuzzy feeling warms my heart, whenever I think about the people who were there beside me thru the worst days of my life. Days that were made bearable only because of them. #Writing summons these wonderful #human beings to my core thoughts.": buff.ly/x1LQJ9a
#caregivers #ChronicPain #gratitude
#caregivers #ChronicPain #gratitude
"If you’re into #gaming, now’s your opportunity to game all day with zero guilt. #Games are truly one of the most immersive activities. They while away hours quickly, and are one of the best distractions from pain.": buff.ly/QbtyGUn
#hobbies #ChronicPain #DisabledPeople
#hobbies #ChronicPain #DisabledPeople
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"If you’re into #gaming, now’s your opportunity to game all day with zero guilt. #Games are truly one of the most immersive activities. They while away hours quickly, and are one of the best distractions from pain.": buff.ly/QbtyGUn
#hobbies #ChronicPain #DisabledPeople
#hobbies #ChronicPain #DisabledPeople
"I sought the help of many #cardiologists & #HeartRhythm specialists..to try & get the #PSVT episodes under control. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to work & they all just said that I had to endure these episodes until the #tuberculosis treatment concluded.": buff.ly/VDLMIQy
#ChronicallyIll
#ChronicallyIll
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"I sought the help of many #cardiologists & #HeartRhythm specialists..to try & get the #PSVT episodes under control. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to work & they all just said that I had to endure these episodes until the #tuberculosis treatment concluded.": buff.ly/VDLMIQy
#ChronicallyIll
#ChronicallyIll
"Whilst I’m not grateful to have #AntiphospholipidSyndrome, I’m grateful that my initial #diagnosis was straightforward. After suffering a #TransientIschemicAttack (‘mild stroke’), they did a blood test & confirmed a diagnosis of APS.": buff.ly/PiKdSnE
#InvisibleIllness #stroke #TIA
#InvisibleIllness #stroke #TIA
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Whilst I’m not grateful to have #AntiphospholipidSyndrome, I’m grateful that my initial #diagnosis was straightforward. After suffering a #TransientIschemicAttack (‘mild stroke’), they did a blood test & confirmed a diagnosis of APS.": buff.ly/PiKdSnE
#InvisibleIllness #stroke #TIA
#InvisibleIllness #stroke #TIA
"What if I showed you a picture of someone who is lying in bed, feeling #defeated by #depression? Or someone who is in pain, crawling to the bathroom..? Would these people fit into your category of ‘capable’?": buff.ly/7aMCgAq
#capable #ChronicPain #success
#capable #ChronicPain #success
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"What if I showed you a picture of someone who is lying in bed, feeling #defeated by #depression? Or someone who is in pain, crawling to the bathroom..? Would these people fit into your category of ‘capable’?": buff.ly/7aMCgAq
#capable #ChronicPain #success
#capable #ChronicPain #success
We all have hopes & dreams & being #Chronicallyill or #disabled can throw a wrench in our path. But don't give up on yr #dreams or #goals; The path there will just look a little (or a lot!) different than what u had initially imagined. For more #quotes 👉 buff.ly/fp7dYT0
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We all have hopes & dreams & being #Chronicallyill or #disabled can throw a wrench in our path. But don't give up on yr #dreams or #goals; The path there will just look a little (or a lot!) different than what u had initially imagined. For more #quotes 👉 buff.ly/fp7dYT0
"not everyone with a #ChronicIllness wants a box of surprises on their #WishList, as consistency is key to maintaining their #health. For example, obviously don’t get a box of ‘delicious treats’ for your friend with #CeliacDisease or #IBD.": buff.ly/ypMGsV0
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"not everyone with a #ChronicIllness wants a box of surprises on their #WishList, as consistency is key to maintaining their #health. For example, obviously don’t get a box of ‘delicious treats’ for your friend with #CeliacDisease or #IBD.": buff.ly/ypMGsV0
#MondayBlogs
#MondayBlogs
"A few of my favorite moments with Sheryl include: Moving from a place of fighting #illness into #accepting it. Being comfortable with your illness. Reclaiming your power..Having a sense of wonder about the #body.": buff.ly/RNvqxs4
via laurenselfridge
#ChronicPain #ChronicIllness
via laurenselfridge
#ChronicPain #ChronicIllness
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"A few of my favorite moments with Sheryl include: Moving from a place of fighting #illness into #accepting it. Being comfortable with your illness. Reclaiming your power..Having a sense of wonder about the #body.": buff.ly/RNvqxs4
via laurenselfridge
#ChronicPain #ChronicIllness
via laurenselfridge
#ChronicPain #ChronicIllness