My husband and I have been living with my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis for more than seven years. Although the diagnosis is technically mine, I include my husband in that statement because my chronic illness has had a profound impact on his life as well as mine.
Based on their shared experiences, Mariah Leach and her husband offer suggestions for how to support a partner who is living with a chronic illness.
6 Ways to Support a Partner With Chronic Illness
Mango Health
Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and parenthood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting people with chronic illness who are or want to become parents. She launched her private Facebook support group, Mamas Facing Forward, in 2015. Today the group connects parents and parents-to-be with chronic illness from all over the world. In 2018, she added this website, dedicated to collecting and creating resources that focus on pregnancy and parenting with chronic illness.
