#madebyalibrarian

[chronicallyillthings]

welcome!

Maybe you’ve just been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Maybe you’ve had it for a long time. Either way, you’re probably still growing and learning how to manage it, because that’s something that never stops. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease when I was 16 and that’s been my experience. Everyone’s story is unique, so the depictions of chronic illness and the suggestions you find in this blog might reflect your life exactly, but they also might not. Hopefully, you’ll find something that will help you cope with what you’re going through, even if you only learn something because you realize how much a book character or a character is not about you. I’ve tried to include resources that, if I’d had them as a teen, would have made me feel less alone.

P.S. This blog looks at all aspects of chronic illness from a physical standpoint, so while it contains a couple of mental health resources, I’d recommend checking out the main Mental Health Resources for Adolescents post to find resources for anxiety, depression, and more if that’s what you’re mainly interested in.

P.P.S. Header image courtesy of: http://thepatternlibrary.com/#jade