by Dr Aletta | Jun 22, 2009 | Self-Esteem
Michael J. Fox–Parkinson’s disease Stephen Hawking–ALS Elizabeth Edwards–Breast cancer Laura Hillenbrand–Chronic fatigue syndrome Linda Hamilton–Bipolar disoder Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor–Type I diabetes… For every person of prominence coping with... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 7, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Mental Health
When you have chronic illness your relationship with your doctor is second only to your spouse or your parents. Being honest (and you must be honest!) with that person means being able to trust them to hear you.In my CI career I fired three highly recommended... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 3, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
To prepare for writing my book about living with chronic illness I wanted to find a way to describe the person with chronic illness without having to say ‘person with chronic illness’ all the time. Fishing around in my mind I came up with some petty lame efforts. It... by Dr Aletta | May 29, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
5 Rules For Living With Chronic Illness and DepressionI'm very proud and excited to be featured today on the popular blog Beyond Blue. Last week when Judge Sotomayor was nominated to be a Supreme Court justice, one thing that grabbed me was that she was diagnosed...
