longterm illness

MS

SELF

Living with MS: What it’s like to care for someone you love

Last week, actress Christina Applegate revealed she has been diagnosed with MS. Here we look at what MS…

By Grace McGettigan

SELF

‘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…

By Jennifer McShane

Fibromyalgia:

SELF

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…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Coronavirus: Asthma Society issues COVID-19 advice

The Asthma Society of Ireland is advising people with asthma to be extra vigilant in their asthma management…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

‘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…

By Jennifer McShane

Selma Blair

EDITORIAL

‘I was in denial; I was in pain’: Selma Blair gives first interview since revealing MS diagnosis

To open up about the things that debilitate us in life is never easy. It takes courage and strength.…

By Jennifer McShane