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Disability, chronic illness and the lives around them

Honest lived experience, useful reporting and sharp commentary about disability and chronic illness — including work, healthcare, relationships, identity, access and everyday life.

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Relationships, Sex & Family

When Your Husband Is in Constant Pain: A Story About Love and Coping

By Jessica White

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Fiction informed by research: Jessica White’s story follows a wife and her husband with ankylosing spondylitis as they navigate pain, care and intimacy. The characters and events are fictional.

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10 Ways to Better Support People With Chronic Illnesses

By Anne Gvozdjak

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Anne Gvozdjak shares ten ways to support friends, colleagues and loved ones with chronic illness, from respecting privacy to listening without unsolicited advice.

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