Comments on: Resources on Ministering to Someone Who is Chronically Ill http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/resources-on-ministering-to-someone-who-is-chronically-ill/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:21:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Susan http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/resources-on-ministering-to-someone-who-is-chronically-ill/#comment-3063 Susan Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:45:02 +0000 http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/resources-on-ministering-to-someone-who-is-chronically-ill/#comment-3063 Changing My Mind: A Journey of Disability and Joy by Chris Maxwell is an awesome book about living with a disability. In it, the author describes his battle with epilepsy and brain damage caused by an attack of encephalitis. In a journal style of writing, Maxwell reveals his personal struggles with a 'man he never would have chosen to be." Thankfully, with the help of therapy, family, friends and his faith he has been able to resume a somewhat normal (whatever that is) life and live in spite of his disabilities. And the cool part is that all the chapters are song titles because music played a part in his recovery. He has a website too. It is www.chrismaxwellweb.com. Changing My Mind: A Journey of Disability and Joy by Chris Maxwell is an awesome book about living with a disability. In it, the author describes his battle with epilepsy and brain damage caused by an attack of encephalitis. In a journal style of writing, Maxwell reveals his personal struggles with a ‘man he never would have chosen to be.” Thankfully, with the help of therapy, family, friends and his faith he has been able to resume a somewhat normal (whatever that is) life and live in spite of his disabilities. And the cool part is that all the chapters are song titles because music played a part in his recovery. He has a website too. It is http://www.chrismaxwellweb.com.

]]> By: Penguini http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/resources-on-ministering-to-someone-who-is-chronically-ill/#comment-195 Penguini Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:46:18 +0000 http://elizabethslittleblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/resources-on-ministering-to-someone-who-is-chronically-ill/#comment-195 I'm so glad you've found my writing to be meaningful. I've been trying to write out my thoughts more and not let them just swirl around in my head, soon forgotten.<br/><br/>And I find The Spoon Theory to be a really helpful way of putting things into words that people not dealing with chronic illness can understand more easily than trying to explain how our energy and symptoms can fluctuate so much from day to day. And it crosses over so many different chronic illnesses since so many of them include that exhaustion and unpredictibility.<br/><br/>I hope you're having a good week so far! I’m so glad you’ve found my writing to be meaningful. I’ve been trying to write out my thoughts more and not let them just swirl around in my head, soon forgotten.

And I find The Spoon Theory to be a really helpful way of putting things into words that people not dealing with chronic illness can understand more easily than trying to explain how our energy and symptoms can fluctuate so much from day to day. And it crosses over so many different chronic illnesses since so many of them include that exhaustion and unpredictibility.

I hope you’re having a good week so far!

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