Navigating friendships with chronic illness

Claire G.
6 min readApr 7, 2019

Is it possible to have friends as a person with chronic illness?

This may seem like a silly question, because obviously the answer is yes, but I know that as a person with chronic illness, friendships can be tricky to navigate at times.

Friendship, whether you are healthy or less so, can be a sensitive topic. There is a huge pressure, perhaps fuelled by social…

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Claire G.

Chronic illness blogger at throughthefibrofog.com and on Instagram @through.the.fibro.fog