I’m amazed at how many people following a chronic or life-threatening diagnosis abandon their identity for that of a sick person. The thing I want you to understand is that this is a component of your life, not who you are. The disease is something you have, not something you are. I used to run [...]
Archive for July 10th, 2008
You Are Not Your Illness
Posted in after the diagnosis, authenticity, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, Integrity, living with chronic illness, Living with Illness, tagged identity and illness on July 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
