A few months ago, we asked our social media followers to share your best tips for getting started with chronic illness, using the hashtag #chronicillness101….
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Disability and finding financial peace
Caring Voice Coalition’s Senior Patient Advocate Lauren Patrizio offers resources and advice for finding financial peace while navigating the SSA disability process. Having a disability…
Close up: Lindsey Sullivan
Lindsey Sullivan is a case manager for Caring Voice Coalition. I settled in the Richmond area in 2013. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University with…
Caring for your caregiver
Caregivers do a lot for their loved ones. But they aren’t invincible. Finding your own ways to show care for your caregiver can strengthen your…
Q&A: National Alliance for Caregiving
Q&A with National Alliance for Caregiving President and CEO Gail Gibson Hunt. What does the National Alliance for Caregiving do? The National Alliance for Caregiving…
HD caregiver in training
Greg Compton is the primary caregiver for his wife, Lisa. She has Huntington’s disease. I don’t see myself as a caregiver, at least not yet….
America’s caregivers
Statistics come from a 2015 comprehensive research report by the AARP Public Policy Institute and the National Alliance for Caregiving surveying more than 1,200 caregivers,…
15 encouraging quotes for your chronic illness journey
Healing “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” –Rumi, The Essential Rumi “Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember….
Prepared patient checklist
When living with chronic illness, especially a rare and life-threatening one, doctor visits are frequent and part of the routine. To be your best advocate,…
Close up: Nellie Capehart
Nellie Capehart is a case manager at Caring Voice Coalition. I have been married for close to six years, to a loving and supportive husband…