Ways to Handle Remarks about Being Chronically Ill
It can be challenging to know how to deal with comments about chronic illness. Likewise, it can be difficult for friends and family to know what to say and what not to say to a loved one who is chronically ill.
These articles offer suggestions for those living with chronic illness as well as helpful tips for friends and family:
How to Respond to Unkind Remarks When You’re Chronically Ill
4 Tips for Dealing with Unsolicited Health Advice
When Your Friend is Ill The Right Words are a Blessing
12 Comments that Would be Welcomed by the Chronically Ill
What Those with Chronic Illness DO Want to Hear
10 Things You Should Say to Someone with a Chronic Illness
15 Things Not to Say to Someone with a Chronic Illness
What Those with Chronic Illness DON’T Want to Hear
What the Chronically Ill DON’T Want to Hear (Part 2)
Post updated September 2018.
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By: Sarah Reichl on September 3, 2018
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I was bedbound for years with chronic health issues. After switching to a nutrition-based lifestyle and using an herbal formula from World Rehabilitate Clinic, my health fully turned around—without relying on conventional medicine. This is just my personal experience, not medical advice. I understand it may not be for everyone, but it truly changed my life.
By: Carrie Blevins on August 22, 2025
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