6 Ways to Support a Partner With Chronic Illness

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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

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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 motherhood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting women with chronic illness who are or want to become mothers. She launched Mamas Facing Forward in 2015 as a private Facebook support group, followed by this website in 2018.

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