Acute & Chronic Illness

Getting a diagnosis of a serious illness can change your life in a matter of seconds. You go instantly from believing that you are “healthy” with a future that is laid out for you to having to move forward with the knowledge that you are now someone with an illness which may change all your hopes and plans. This can impact how you see your own vitality, alter your dreams, and derail your confidence in your abilities and your assessment of your life. It is a frightening experience that can lead to persistent worries about how your illness will dictate the conditions of your life and relationships.

Through medical advances, there are currently many people living full lives with chronic illness, and yet there remain others who struggle on a daily basis. In either scenario, your life is often dictated by the knowledge that you have an illness and the possibility it could define you and the rest of your life. Struggling with illness can also have a huge impact on the lives of those you love and love you.