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Hello everyone,

How are you today? emoticon cute

Having a chronic illness can often be an isolating experience - you may not have the energy to socialize, others may not understand what you are going through, and you may feel alienated and alone.

I thought I would open this discussion as a place for us all to come together, regardless of our condition(s), to support one another and chat! Let's use this space to talk about anything and everything - share your mood, your story, your ups and downs and your support!

So, how are you doing today? Do you ever feel lonely in your illness? How do you cope? What has made you smile today? Do you have any hobbies or activities that bring you joy? Do you have anything you want to share with the community? emoticon bashful

Feel free to share with us here!

Take care,
Courtney

 

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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We are stronger together in the face of illness! https://www.carenity.us/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/we-are-stronger-together-in-the-face-of-illness-2197 2020-11-18 09:54:06

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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We are stronger together in the face of illness! https://www.carenity.us/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/we-are-stronger-together-in-the-face-of-illness-2197 2020-11-18 09:54:18

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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We are stronger together in the face of illness! https://www.carenity.us/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/we-are-stronger-together-in-the-face-of-illness-2197 2020-11-18 09:54:35

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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We are stronger together in the face of illness! https://www.carenity.us/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/we-are-stronger-together-in-the-face-of-illness-2197 2020-11-18 09:55:24

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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 Diseases come in many shapes an forms. I've lived with Chronic back pain most of my adult life. People who have never experienced this kind of pain have no clue what we go threw in one days time. For me it's very hard to get to sleep. Most nights I'm up all night long. Then if you fall asleep it's time to get up. Its extremely hard to get comfortable I toss an turn all night. First thing in the AM it's so hard to even walk. A shower just drains me. My balance is horrible an my feet always hurt. There are people who are in way more pain than iam. To you all my heart an prayers go out to you. It's getting harder an harder to do anything fun. God Bless you all.🙏🙏

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Honestly having this group to share with has helped me tremendously!  People in my family dont understand or won't listen to what I have to say.  Wouldn't know what to do without you all

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So just read the article on psychological benefits of sharing in a community.  Found it to be very insightful and on point and I recommend everyone gives it a go.  It reaffirmed some of the positives im doing in my life and gave me ideas on how to move forward.

Been dealing with depression mostly in my life, my growing list of health issues as I grow older only adds on to that fight.  Lately I've found that it is very hard to fight and stand on your own.  We need someone in our corner to cheer us on, be that sympathetic ear, that boot to your bum to get you moving, that shoulder to cry on, those arms that hug you, that voice to say its going to be okay.......well you get the idea. 

This site provided a spark for me that I needed to change my life.  Reading all these stories that you all were brave enough to share and imagining the struggles you all deal with made me feel humbled and not feeling so alone.  I hope and pray for you all.  I hope that you all overcome your issues and pray that you will all be happy and blessed someday.

Till then my fellow carebears, because our community is called carenity so why not, continue fighting the good fight.  Know that your not alone and that you have many people rooting for you and cheering you on.  To steal some cool lyrics from a fave some: " all we need is hope, and for that we have each other. We will rise, rise up like the waves, and we'll do it a thousand times". - song by Andra Day "rise up".

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