• Dating & Chronic Illness: How to Navigate Questions

    Dating can be a nerve-wracking, exciting, love-fuelled adventure in itself. Add in chronic health challenges, disability or past trauma and an adventure can become a pressure-cooker. Today, we are going to address a common concern for many people dating while living with illness et al, sharing your story… How often do you have conversations that start like this? “Hi, I’m Jo and I have osteoarthritis.” And I aaaalways want to reply: “Hello Jo, how do you do? I’m Grace and I am not your rheumatologist.“ Am I being a meanie? Maybe. I’m guilty too as I’ve totally done this myself. But you don’t have to introduce your illness you first…