Chronic Health Impairment

Members of the church describe their personal experiences with a variety of chronic illnesses.

Provides insight into the challenges of chronic illness for the individual as well as friends and families. Also provides a helpful list of things that wards can do to help members with chronic illness.

A mother discusses the support that her son provides when she is diagnosed with Stiffman syndrome.

A young woman describes her experiences after being diagnosed with alopecia areata, which causes total hair loss.

The author discusses her own experience with type 1 diabetes as well as experiences from others.

A former bishop tell about his experience with a member who stayed at home because of the effects of rheumatoid arthritis and that member participated in ward activities from home.

A young woman talks about a friend with spinal muscular atrophy.

Dennis and Claudia Hiatt discuss how they have made their marriage work after Claudio was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.

A woman with chronic illness shares her framework for continuing to draw closer to the Savior while dealing with the effects of chronic illness.

A young woman describes her experience with chronic illness and gaining peace about her situation.