Chronic health

Pelvic pain: ‘There wasn’t a single Irish doctor who treated me with any level of empathy or respect’

Having dealt with pelvic pain for over 10 years, Jennifer McShane shares her own story, alongside another Irish…

‘Dry needling was a huge factor in helping my chronic pain’

Chronic pain is extremely difficult to live with on a daily basis. It's physically and emotionally draining and…

Living with migraines: ‘It’s a chronic disease… I will retreat to a dark room for hours on end’

My chronic illness is driving my husband away

Dear Rhona, I’ve been living with a chronic illness for nearly five years now. I was diagnosed after…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

‘As days and weeks went by, the pain never went away’

Twenty-five-year-old Clodagh Ní Maonaigh from Meath was diagnosed with coccydynia, an extremely painful condition of the tailbone, at…

‘I had to retire from work at 29 on medical grounds. I was devastated’

Next in our Hidden Illness series, we meet 29-year-old Sarah from Dublin, whose illness began at age 10…

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‘I’ve had sessions for decades. It’s helped me the most out of anything’

Chronic or persistent pain is something that, according to a recent study by Brian Purcell Communications (BPC), 14%…

Living with fibromyalgia: ‘I feel like a 32-year-old trapped in an 80-year-old’s body’

Jennifer McShane speaks to a young Irish woman who says her life was forever changed by chronic health…

‘It got worse and worse’: Why don’t we take women’s pain seriously?

Have you heard the story of a woman going to the doctor about a health problem she’s having…

‘I am just hurting’: The thing to remember when talking about chronic pain

Actress Selma Blair has given fans an insight into her struggle with multiple sclerosis (MS) in a vulnerable social media…

‘Diabetes is invisible, yet people don’t have a hard time believing that’

Jennifer McShane speaks to a young woman who has a range of conditions and how judgement from those…

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