chronic illness
What It's Like Getting Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis in Your 20s
Being diagnosed with MS can be incredibly scary, but it is not a death sentence – not even when it comes to sex and dating.
Fibromyalgia Has Totally Changed My Relationship With My Body
Chronic fatigue, intense, recurring pain, general weakness – “I basically feel terrible and exhausted all the time."
Is Micromanaging Your Life With an App Really a Good Idea?
Jira, Monday, Todoist, Trello–the internet is full of project management tools promising to simplify your life. But who do they really work for?
My Mother Has Alzheimer’s and It Has Changed Our Lives
At 30, I've found myself grappling with an illness that's permanently altering my mum, and rewriting our relationship.
What Does Being 'Too Much' Really Mean?
In an extract from her new book "Poor Little Sick Girls", Ione Gamble explains how the fear of being "too much" actually shrinks our horizons.
'It's Not Personal': When Chronic Illness Forces You to Take a Rain Check
Those frequently sidelined due to Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis can find difficult conversations with friends and colleagues inescapable. Here's how to go about them.
How to Cope If You Keep Getting UTIs
Women with chronic urinary tract infections share what they wish they'd known earlier on.
How I Navigate Life as a 30-Year-Old With 22 Diseases
Strangers on the internet often question the authenticity of my diseases. “You don’t look sick,” they say. I now simply respond with, “Well, you don’t look stupid but here we are.”
I Have Multiple Sclerosis. This Is How It Affects My Sex Life
“I don’t get any pain with oral sex. That just feels amazing. But I still can’t feel it sometimes because of numbness issues.”
I Have a Heart Condition That Changes Everything About How I Have Sex
“When I orgasm, it feels like somebody’s sitting on my chest.”
One Year of Lockdown as a Chronically Ill Person
One writer's account of a year spent shielding at home.
Treating Endometriosis as a Women's Disease Hurts Patients of All Genders
Living with endo is already hard when you're a white cis woman. For LGBTQ people dealing with a "women's disease," it's especially painful.