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.
Do you receive our emails into a different folder?
Are your emails from CCI Support going into your Gmail Promotions folder? Find out how to shift them back into your main folder here: Move an individual message to a different tab There are two ways to move a message from the Promotions (or other) tab to Primary (or...
Charlottes Blip
Wow I am glad to see the sun shining again, spring is finally here and it has to be one of my favourite seasons of the year. As always, we have been so very busy supporting members, advocacy, setting up a regular in-house mindfulness clinic, photoshoots, new...
Online dating – Myth Busting
Last year I wrote an article on using online dating to find personal connection from the comfort of your own home. We had interest from members about this so I thought I would add a little more on the topic. It is hard to meet people when you live with a chronic...
Sunlive – Living with chronic illnesses a daily battle
Article Written by Laura Thomson-Bache at TECT and Sunlive: Original can be found here: https://sunlive.co.nz/news/251026-living-chronic-illnesses-daily-battle.html There are tears in Arlene Olson’s eyes as she describes the past few years she’s been through. “My...
AGM 2020
The Complex Chronic Illness Support AGM is coming up. You can find out more information here!!
The brain the changes itself book review
Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science. Author: Norman Doidge Over the years I have been interested in the science of brain plasticity and the ability of the human brain, at any age, to learn and grow new neural connections. In this book...
SunLive: ‘My life is lockdown’ – Tauranga ME sufferer
Article can be found here: https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/242216-my-life-is-lockdown-tauranga-me-sufferer.html Completing daily tasks like getting out of bed, showering, cooking a meal is a “full-time job” for a Tauranga woman battling with chronic fatigue syndrome. ...
Morgan’s Musings – Pacing
Pacing I love swimming. Being in the water is like sweet relief for my body. I feel weightless and wonderful. Getting out is hard. It’s like walking into a solid wall. The air itself feels like molasses, and my body is barely able to hold itself up. Because swimming...
Morgan’s Musings – Reframing – language and thought
Reframing – language and thought Positive Reframing can be thought of as the skill of seeing the upside of every situation. Yes, a skill. And just like any skill, it can be learned. When this was first suggested to me, I thought “Nah. Nope… No. Way. My illness drains...
Local Focus: The heart-breaking experiences of mothers with ME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14oT6mi8PVU "My little boy he just... It was really hard." The heart-breaking experiences of mothers with ME. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Full story can be found here: NZ HERALD Holly Rinii lives in Kawerau with her partner and...
