Yesterday, I was asked by a radio host what advice I would give someone who had just been diagnosed. Wow, where do you start?
Well I certainly know what NOT to say (By now, you've all heard my "Top 10 Annoying Things to Say to Someone Who's Just Been Diagnosed." No? it's here: http://youtu.be/NEL6puqRd-I ).
I think I said something about "you have more choices than drugs" and "you can make a difference in your own health" and maybe even "remember to schedule in something fun once a week" and to "take care of your emotional side, because there is a body-mind connection." Something like that. I don't remember. I'm rather "in the moment" when doing radio shows, so I don't usually remember anything I said.
I've not been asked that question on the spot before. Or maybe I have and I said something different.
Anyway, I've been in the process over the last month of creating a "Top tips for people with chronic illness" list, and I would love your input, especially if you yourself have a chronic illness. What do you appreciate hearing, or what would you tell another patient that might help them? Please share your thoughts in the comments section!
Patients helping patients- doesn't get much more therapeutic than that. No one knows like someone who's been there. Thanks for your input! Together, we can make a difference.
The Singing Patient: Author, Health Speaker, Humorous Songwriter and Entertainer
http://tinyurl.com/348hroc - Carla's book "How Can You NOT Laugh at a Time Like This?"
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
http://www.facebook.com/TheSingingPatient
http://www.twitter.com/singingpatient
http://www.youtube.com/user/carlaulbrich
http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlaulbrich
Well I certainly know what NOT to say (By now, you've all heard my "Top 10 Annoying Things to Say to Someone Who's Just Been Diagnosed." No? it's here: http://youtu.be/NEL6puqRd-I ).
I think I said something about "you have more choices than drugs" and "you can make a difference in your own health" and maybe even "remember to schedule in something fun once a week" and to "take care of your emotional side, because there is a body-mind connection." Something like that. I don't remember. I'm rather "in the moment" when doing radio shows, so I don't usually remember anything I said.
I've not been asked that question on the spot before. Or maybe I have and I said something different.
Anyway, I've been in the process over the last month of creating a "Top tips for people with chronic illness" list, and I would love your input, especially if you yourself have a chronic illness. What do you appreciate hearing, or what would you tell another patient that might help them? Please share your thoughts in the comments section!
Patients helping patients- doesn't get much more therapeutic than that. No one knows like someone who's been there. Thanks for your input! Together, we can make a difference.
Carla
Carla UlbrichThe Singing Patient: Author, Health Speaker, Humorous Songwriter and Entertainer
http://tinyurl.com/348hroc - Carla's book "How Can You NOT Laugh at a Time Like This?"
http://www.thesingingpatient.com
http://www.facebook.com/TheSingingPatient
http://www.twitter.com/singingpatient
http://www.youtube.com/user/carlaulbrich
http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlaulbrich
