Illness Management Quotes

The whole medical industry wants us sick.

Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.

If you were inactive due to an injury or a surgery, then common sense rules the day when inching closer to the area that was hurt. That is very different from inactivity due to being ill. After illness, be aware of how taxing your workout is cardiovascularly and err on the side of less.

Concealing an illness is like keeping a beach ball under water.

Once I faced the fact I was going to deal with illness for the rest of my life, I got on with what I really wanted to do.

I was really inspired by lots of people I came across who were managing various illnesses through diet and lifestyle. I kind of figured, you know, if it worked for them, then I might as well try it and see if it works. So I did.

I don't know who had the bright idea of teaching pneumonia how to walk, but I'd like to find that dunderhead before he decides he wants to teach it how to drive.

I've got asthma. When I was 17 I forgot to take my medication and was taken to a hospital for almost two weeks. After that I've taken better care of my illness.

As a child or young adult going through an illness, it can be stressful at times and boring and extremely alienating.

I ate while I was taking chemo. The doctors didn't know. I really didn't get any nausea. I didn't have side effects. I would be drained for a day and a half.

When a person who is very ill decides to treat it like a slight virus, you play that game. If you make a big scene, I think it is yourself you are doing it for, not the person who's ill.

In my experience, depression was not something that has been cured so much as managed, like a lot of illnesses.

Bipolar disorder is a scary disease, but it is manageable. And I feel blessed that I was able to get the right attention and the right medication to deal with my specific illness.

For people with mental illness, taking care of the body is not an automatic thing. The mind is in such chaos it's hard to come up with a plan. So to people like us, it's more important than ever to follow a regimen.

I decided to shift my energy and concentration into changing my lifestyle and diet and taking charge of my own illness.

It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.

My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.

I'm going to be here until I'm cured?" "Life is not cured, Mr. Gilner. Life is managed".

The best thing when you get pneumonia is rest - that's it, just rest.

I choose to live in the present because when you suffer from chronic illness, you don't have a choice. It's day by day, one foot in front of the other. When there is a good day, you soak up that moment. Those 'good selfie' moments are captured because they're a gift.

I worked through cancer twice. I probably worked through it too much the last time. This time, I found myself saying, 'Well, I don't feel well. I think I'll take the day off.' I think I did that even a little bit more than I needed to.

Intellectual curiosity about one's own illness is certainly born of a desire for mastery. If I couldn't cure myself, perhaps I could at least begin to understand myself.

I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?

Control is a big issue when you're sick. It's the first thing you lose - other losses come later.