tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post9156356487913144629..comments2024-03-22T13:46:31.211-04:00Comments on Getting Closer To Myself: What Does It Mean To Live In A ‘Remission Society’?Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910940045470516414noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-81179552407157643502009-08-01T09:52:13.219-04:002009-08-01T09:52:13.219-04:00Very interesting post. A colleague who worked for...Very interesting post. A colleague who worked for the state rehabilitation commission uses the phrase - temporarily abled - when she describes the general population..I think that's an inventive way to put things in perceptive.Barbara K.http://www.insicknessinhealth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-31941520183311742362009-07-31T21:10:09.342-04:002009-07-31T21:10:09.342-04:00After 19 years of lupus and ten of Crohn's, (m...After 19 years of lupus and ten of Crohn's, (my youngest of four kids was two when it started), all I can say is, it does work out. It is hard, but the outcome is a strength and an ability to cope with everything that others will wish they had too. Hang in there!AlisonHhttp://spindyeknit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-9299587126495339352009-07-26T21:58:19.183-04:002009-07-26T21:58:19.183-04:00What a fascinating analysis! Thanks for putting it...What a fascinating analysis! Thanks for putting it into words far better than I ever could have. <br /><br />Meanwhile, congrats on feeling better, even if the remission didn't come with fireworks and confetti. I hope it lasts, and that your body stops succumbing to extra bugs!Avivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411667763810131618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-10752568762034984532009-07-23T10:08:20.690-04:002009-07-23T10:08:20.690-04:00This is fascinating! I absolutely agree with you o...This is fascinating! I absolutely agree with you on the concept of a "remission society". When I feel good, I also feel like I'm floating in this gulf between illness and health in which, despite appearing and feeling relatively healthy, there are still many things I can't do, and I don't know how I'll feel the next day. I'm still a "sick person".<br /><br />As a kid I used to daydream about the same kind of "remission" you mentioned, with confetti and balloons and choirs singing. Now I know what a fuzzy concepet remission really is.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842890893365738906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532388825298713035.post-12237557105993568272009-07-23T00:56:08.136-04:002009-07-23T00:56:08.136-04:00So incredibly interesting!! I'm a sociology ma...So incredibly interesting!! I'm a sociology major leaning heavily towards medical social work/research. It is interesting how illness or perceived illness is approached by society and how we, as "sick people" deal with society. <br /><br />From my personal experience, I can deal with the pain...the physical stuff is easier for me, it's the social aspect that I'm really grappling with.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!<br /><br />Jenn<br />fibrologie.blogspot.comJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143448443432246816noreply@blogger.com