CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT


As Advocacy for Patients finds new resources, we will share them with you by posting links here.

bullet Chronic Illness Coach - provides practical support for patients with chronic disease (fees charged).

bullet Chronic Illness Assistant - website providing hope, resources, and support to the chronically ill (fees charged).

bullet YODAA - Young Ostomate & Diversion Alliance of America. Visit the website or contact via yodaa@uoaa.org

bullet Chronic Babe - This online community is for babes (who just happen to be chronic). Thanks to Jenni Prokopy for this wonderful website.

bullet Crohn's Disease Movie - This is a very inspirational movie to those living with or know someone with Crohn's Disease or Colitis and has received attention from various medical authorizes nationwide (e.g. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America).

bullet Chronic Illness Initiative - DePaul University School for New Learning, Chronic Illness Initiative: provides access to higher education for students disabled by a chronic illness. Students who struggle with illnesses that unpredictably increase and decrease in severity such as chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or illnesses with frequent hospitalizations such as cancer or heart disease, may have found it difficult, if not impossible, to meet the requirements of a conventional college program.

Advocacy for Patients has not had direct experience with all of these, but we urge you to explore them -- and please share your feedback so we can evaluate the various organizations.