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About The Chronic Health Club
The Chronic Health Club launches soon. We hope to see you there!
So, what exactly is it?
The Chronic Health Club is an online support group and social environment where you can meet other Chronically ill and disabled people and bond. During sessions together, we talk about our health journeys, our struggles and successes, and we also share mental health tips. Most importantly, we provide an environment so that you do feel as isolated by your condition/s.
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The Chronic Health Club meets every month on a Saturday, between 2-4pm. We sometimes finish a little earlier, just depending on how much we have to discuss on the day. I am chronically ill myself, so there may be rare occasions where I cannot facilitate the sessions if my health is in a poor state, but members of the club are still able to meet without me being there to lead the session.
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There's more to the Chronic Health Club than our meetups, you also gain access to Member-only resources on the website, and you can make requests about video topics for our YouTube and TikTok channels.
Why does this exist?
I have been chronically ill now for over 3 years, and I had several new illnesses develop over that time. I didn't even realise how isolated I had become during this period of my life at first, but slowly I became more aware of how lonely and unseen I felt during my illnesses. The flare ups, being housebound for weeks or months at a time, and constant doctors visits, the ever-increasing desperation to have answers and the physical symptoms I suffer - it all piled together, until I felt like I might just be the only person in the world going through what I was going through.
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But I wasn't. Thousands of people spend their every day like this. You might be one of them, and if you are, I want to reassure you that you are not alone.
I struggled to find a community when I was in the awkward pre-diagnosis stage, and everything felt like a drain- even finding the help and companionship I so desperately needed. When I finally had the right balance of medications and my flare ups reduced, I realised that there was a huge hole in the illness community, and that I wanted to be a part of the solution. That's why I began developing the Chronic Health Club, to make sure that there was an easier path than the one I walked down.
How do I join?
Registering your interest to sign-up for membership to the Chronic Health Club is now open, with the first session coming soon. If you are interested in joining us, please sign up with your email below. You will then be invited to sign up for the subscription and membership on our website when our sessions are up and running. You will also be sent instructions on how to sign up when the club launches. We can't wait to see you there!
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