Chronic Illness

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A community for chronically ill people.

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Be excellent to each other
Absolutely no ableism, although good faith questions that take an ableist stance will be left up pending moderator discretion.
No quackery. Does an up-to date major review in a big journal or a major government guideline come to the conclusion you’re claiming is fact? No? Then don’t claim it’s fact. This applies to potential treatments and disease mechanisms.

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"Oh you're so lucky, I wish I could spend so much time in bed" (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/chronicillness

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

What about those in prison who are chronically ill or people who caught something while being stuck in there? Surely they would have it far worse than those ill people in a regular hospital who, technically, can refuse treatment, leave, and even go elsewhere for treatment. That's not considering the support structures that people in prison are given/allowed, vs support structures generally present in a hospital setting.

Your feelings of being trapped are valid. The frustrations of a less than ideal physical existence are heard. Being ill in any location truly sucks. But depending on the location, you may have more or less freedom and opportunities available to you.