First aired: 16 November 2016
Jo Church, Kate Church, & Christine Parnell join in the round table discussion, sharing their experiences of living with chronic illness.
Topics discussed include:
*What is the difference between chronic and acute illness?
*Statistics of different types of chronic illness.
*Access to health services and the waiting times.
*Facing stigma, attitudes presented by health professionals and government services.
*treatment options
*How it is diagnosed, misdiagnosis, treatment options and coping methods
*Support groups, suggestions, and "bucket lists".
Music:
David Seville - Witch Doctor
Chubby Checker - Lets Twist Again
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
Bert Kaempefert - A Swinging Safari
Links
Shepparton ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia support group
Primary Care Connect Chronic Condition Self Management team (Shepparton) 5823 3200
Life Line Australia 13 11 14
Beyond Blue Australia 1300 22 46 36