Managing A Chronic Condition Gifts

Doctor's Office. I don't know which I hate more to hear him say --- "Learn to live with it" or "Learn to live without it."

Disease Management

Sisyphus and coronavirus

'Your blood Sugar is very high.'

"Unfortunately there's no HMO for what you have"

"Ack! This stuff's hard to eat!"

"So what brings you in today?"

"Aways the victim."

Flo discovered that one of the perks of cancer was that even reluctant friends were willing to give her foot massages,

CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, 'Emergency, sir! -- Hypochondria has reached epidemic proportions!'

'I don't know which health issue should concern me more - the voices in my head or the fact that I need a hearing aid to hear them.'

"You'll have to take this medication for the rest of your life, but don't worry it's non-addictive."

'Please don't interupt-we've only got 45 minutes.'

'I'm the doctor - I'll decide what's chronic!'

"Instead of days, my pill organizer is divided into months."

"The doctors call it Polymyositis, but I call it 'Military Arthritis' because it comes with a lot of fatigue."

"The bad news is he only has two minutes to live, the good news is it's in football time.""

"My chronic condition has been pestering me every single day for the past six months. I'm a lifelong quitter so its persistence is troubling me."

"Could be worse..." "Could be worse..." "Could be worse..." "Could be... oh, never mind."

"I'm not sure the extent of it really comes across in a Zoom consultation, doctor."

'Now this quack wants me to see a specialist- what the hell is a PATHOLOGIST'

Alzheimer's Amusement Park

"I was just surprised you put the word 'marriage' next to the question asking if you suffered from a chronic condition."

'I'm going to prescribe a new diabetic medication. It's a bit costly. I'll start you off with fifty dollars a week.'

'If it has the word 'ectomy' after it, I've already had it.'

GPs should prescribe tailored exercise and weight loss to relieve osteoarthritis

National Asthma Society Parade

"Forget railway season tickets. Stick to day returns from now on."

"Don't you think it's time to admit to yourself that this rash will not clear up on it's own."

"He was a prolific writer who made a lot of mistakes and eventually lost his mind. It all sounds so pointless."

'Let's see if he makes it through the night. Could you hold off updating his Facebook page until then?'

Man in hospital bed has EKG with up and down sales charts next to it

"Hopefully my body language tells you all you need to know."

'If you're bored do some writing.You could start by writing your will.'

Cold Call