chronic illness Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/chronic-illness/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:42:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Meet The Women Fighting To Improve Welsh Endometriosis Care https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/meet-the-women-fighting-to-improve-welsh-endometriosis-care/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/meet-the-women-fighting-to-improve-welsh-endometriosis-care/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:42:27 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=57045 Women with endometriosis are forming support groups across Wales, offering advice and creating communities for those living with the often overlooked condition. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/meet-the-women-fighting-to-improve-welsh-endometriosis-care/feed/ 0 How The Online Chronic Migraine Community Saved Me https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-online-migraines-community/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-online-migraines-community/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:29:29 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=47563 Two years ago, Olivia created an Instagram account to talk about living with migraine. Since then, she’s found hope and acceptance of a diagnosis that she previously felt alone in.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-online-migraines-community/feed/ 0 Living with a Chronic Illness as a Young Adult https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/living-with-a-chronic-illness-as-a-young-adult/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/living-with-a-chronic-illness-as-a-young-adult/#respond Sat, 24 Jun 2023 11:03:55 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=40444 Living with a chronic illness often feels like Russian roulette, except the measures I take to avoid an attack end up with me losing anyway.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/living-with-a-chronic-illness-as-a-young-adult/feed/ 0 Medical Misogyny and Long Covid: a Broken System Prevails https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/medical-misogyny-and-long-covid-a-broken-system-prevails/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/medical-misogyny-and-long-covid-a-broken-system-prevails/#respond Sat, 27 May 2023 22:55:08 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=39647 The Covid-19 health emergency is officially over, according to WHO,  but the effects continue to be felt throughout the world - especially for those who experience the debilitating symptoms of long Covid.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/medical-misogyny-and-long-covid-a-broken-system-prevails/feed/ 0 Chronic Illness And The New Normal https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/chronic-illness-and-the-new-normal/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/chronic-illness-and-the-new-normal/#respond Sat, 21 May 2022 21:59:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=24379 In the UK, one-third of disabled people have an energy limiting condition (ELC), long-term, or chronic illness. This number is set to increase with the growing number of people being diagnosed with long COVID. With these rising numbers, and now that the world is returning to normal, there is a greater need for things to change for the chronically ill.

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