From the category archives:

Life

Hospital and Isolation

by Lily on March 6, 2009

Living with Chronic Illness, especially Cystic Fibrosis, means that hospital admissions are a fact of life. I don’t like it but it is something that I have to do for me to have something of a normal life outside of here. I need to spend time here to recharge and renew my batteries. I need […]

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Growing up in Hospitals….

by Lily on March 4, 2009

During this hospital admission I am lucky to have an old friend in at the same time. He also has CF and we have known each other since I was 11 years old! Almost 16 years! Goodness! I am grateful to be able to catch up with him as I have lost many of the friends […]

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Getting happy….

by Lily on March 2, 2009

I am back in hospital and I have to pinch myself every now and then to remind myself that I am here for a good reason. I am here for the good of my health and after all, if you do not have your health then really, you have nothing. When I am tired and lacking […]

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Dealing with disppointment

by Lily on February 20, 2009

Chronic Illness and disappointment are not alone mutually exclusive, we all experience disappointment regardless of our health issues but living with Chronic Illness means that it definitely comes with the territory. To have your hopes and dreams knocked out of your reach due to ongoing health problems can be a very upsetting thing to go through time […]

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Lean on me…..

by Lily on February 16, 2009

As we Australians have learnt this week, when you have nothing, when your life has been destroyed, it is the loved ones you have beside you and the kindness of strangers that will help you through. No matter what the situation is or where it occurs, it is not your possessions, your bank balance or […]

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