CCI Support Blog
The CCI Support Blog is a look at life with Chronic Illnesses written in an informal or conversational style. If you would like to contribute to this blog, please contact your Health and Wellness Facilitator.
Listening to Families: Videos on ME/CFS
Listening to Families ME/CFS videos A resource for families exploring ME/CFS for their children It can be bewildering when a child or teenager does not recover as expected after a viral infection and remains very unwell. If your family is exploring a diagnosis of...
Luisa’s Journey
Kia Ora beautiful members, and welcome to my blog! I have missed you all, and I wanted to share a little bit of my trip and what went on whilst I was away. I was lucky to be able to go away for a month to spend some quality time with my family. We went to America and...
SUPPORT: How You Can Support Someone with a Chronic Illness (and Some Real Advice on How *Not* To)
https://creakyjoints.org/support/how-to-support-someone-with-chronic-illness/
AGM 2022
The Complex Chronic Illness Support AGM is coming up. You can find out more information here!!
Preventing Long COVID
Written by Rosamund Vallings MB BS, featured on www.anzmes.org.nz We know that any viral illness will be followed by a post-viral phase. During this time the body is theoretically in “recovery mode.” Even after a simple cold, a person can be left feeling...
Will you learn from ME? Mel
https://youtu.be/_38Mn-3ecEY https://youtu.be/eeQtNGU9c2c Two personal accounts for Mel of what it is like living with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Will you learn from ME? Lucy
https://youtu.be/jp4zlgn9EqQ A personal account of what it is like living with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Will you learn from ME? Kaye
https://youtu.be/HFussujZhr4 A personal account of what it is like living with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Pets
Pets! They are such wonderful sources of unconditional love, support, and connection. Research has shown that having a pet can be helpful for your mental and physical health. They provide much more than just companionship, as they can help reduce your stress...
In loving Memory: Judy
Judy Matthew 22-7-1946 to 24-2-2022: Eulogy It’s my privilege to bring you an overview of Judy’s life. Judy’s parents were missionaries in China in the late 1930s and in 1941 as the war progressed were captured by the Japanese and spent the rest of the war...
