how do you deal with it?
my daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy over 10 years ago, and i'm curious how people deal with their chronic illnesses.
2006-07-07 16:41:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
I don't, I wish it were me though, my son was diagnosed with MS last year, and to tell you the truth, it really hasn't sunk in yet. There are good days and bad days, and all I can do right now is deal with one day at a time, it is a continuous struggle, and my heart breaks everyday. God bless your daughter your wife and you. LOL
2006-07-07 17:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by tictak kat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a renal kidney faliure, I was on dialyasis for a while before I was able to get a transplant and get healthy again. It's not a cure, but just a small longer lease on my life. And eventually my one kidney will go out again and I'll on dialyasis again or dead. But in the long run the way I deal with my illness is too sort of get over it. I know im stuck on medication the rest of my life and this and that, but I just put that thought in the back of my mind and just try to live up my new lease on life the best way I can. I laugh, I have fun with my friends and get support from my loved ones and bascially to me is best way to deal with a life altering illness.
2006-07-07 16:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by Sticks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dealing with illness which is chronic is very hard 4 everyone(my Ma recently passed-Cancer)so I would live everyday 2 the fullest and don't look back. After all, Life is the biggest chronic illness of all!!
2006-07-07 16:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got diagnosed with diabetes 20 years ago. I know its nothing like epilepsy, but I went to diabetic camp and made some of the best friends I have. I think it did me good to meet other people who had the same problems I had. Really put things in perspective
2006-07-07 16:45:57 · answer #4 · answered by Rod B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Reflex Sympathic Dystrophy (RSD) nerve damage in my legs. I was diagnosed at the age of 34 and my life went upside down. You just have to deal with it day by day. I pray a lot and cry a lot. I just had the 5th surgery on my spinal cord last Tuesday. I have wires in my spinal cord and a implant. The Dr. botched the surgery and left broken wires in my spine. I still have staples in. I saw a spinal cord specialist last Saturday and have to have surgery again next week. Sometimes when it seems it can't get any worse it does. I went from being active to hardly getting around. It's tough but when I am at my lowest I always remember there is someone worse off than me somewhere. Hang in there!
2006-07-07 16:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by milknmycoffee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cousin, an epileptic, had grand mal seizures for the first 20 yrs of her life ; she has been seizure-free with no Dilantin or Phenobarbital for the last twenty years.
People deal with illnesses the same way they deal with other things : they ignore them, they fight them, they accept them, they deny them, they get angry about them ...... all of these reactions are normal for the individual.
My personal experience has led me to believe that the more contact you have with other people in your life, the less you will dwell on your personal problems. When you focus on yourself, you become self-absorbed, and that is fatal. Good Luck !
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2016-10-14 05:53:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Bi polar disorder. and a genetic condition called hydrenatitus supprativa that is incurable. I just try to stay in tune with my body so i can react to changes as soon as they become noticeable. therapy helps also and having someone to keep an eye on my behavior is a great help too. sorry to hear about your daughter.
2006-07-07 16:47:09 · answer #8 · answered by sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, and i'm sorry about that..my own diagnosed illness would be severe insanity due to the effect of others.. curable?? well, with a bottle of jager and a lid maybe...
2006-07-07 19:14:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have breast cancer,,,,diagnosed 4-12-2005.. i just take it one day at a time. and try to focus on the day...
2006-07-07 16:45:30 · answer #10 · answered by purple 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋