30 day chronic illness challenge

Day 8: Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

Honestly, I avoid this question as much as possible, BUT, since there isn't any way to dodge it here xD

I see myself functioning back to normal, with everything medically under control. Hopefully with a great job once again and supporting a family.

Day 1: hello to everyone on this thread hope all is well or as well as it can be. In 2013 I had a traumatic brain injury, craniotomy, and seizures. I am on medication for seizures which also help my anxiety. Others injuries included fractured spines arm and hand.

Day 9

I'm a believer in science based medicine. As Tim Minchin says

You know what they call alternative medicine
Thats been proved to work?

Medicine

I did actually try seeing a chiropractor as I was feeling desperate and it was covered under my benefits. It didn't do a thing for me.

I see a RMT fairly regularly, some may think of that as alternative, but massage is common within conventional medicine. I have made diet and lifestyle changes too - again that's not really alternative, but many people seem to think it if's not a medication or a therapy linked to a medical clinic it's not conventional medicine.

Day 10

Little things that make life easier - people doing kind things. Holding a door when my hands are full of meds. Not making a comment or giving a look if I need to take the elevator 1 or 2 floors. A helping hand if I'm doing my IV. Consideration if I'm visiting - vacuuming a room if there's a furry pet, taking down the scented stuff.

Things beyond people - having things to distract me when I feel ill, or to help pass the time when I can't do much. Having things to look forward to.

I'm struggling at the moment, my pain levels are through the charts. I don't mean to complain but I'm in the middle of moving to a new town away from my Drs only an hour . Our house sold today and I think my body has given out from the streSs relief . O I knew I'd b sore but this type of pain tops the charts😞 I'm hoping to catch up this weekend on the chronic illness challenge it's been a ruff month...

DAY 8:- I see myself counselling people hopefully and working full time if not counselling, bein independant financially. Hopefully being married with about 3-4 kids. Strong,stable and fit and able to help others.

Day 11

HAE was just bad luck. It's expected that there are mutations that occur all the time, I just got stuck with a fairly bad one, although there are certainly worse genetic diseases out there.

The kidney abnormality would likely be bad random luck too.

The other stuff is unlucky to have, but less random. There are things that are clearly related to genes. When it comes to things as complicated as the MHC and interactions with the immune system. There is probably some good that comes along with it, but it's hard to tease out what goes with what.

Day 1) Hi my name is Karina. I was born with cerebral palsy. At the age of 7 I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic.

Day 2) My cerebral palsy causes me to be wheelchair bound and experience pain everyday. Being diabetic sucks, because of it I have to take insulin injections on a daily basis.