Author: Cathy Kramer

Some days I am not the mom my heart guides me to be. Being part of the chronic illness community, I know I am not alone in the feeling of guilt that comes when your health takes priority over everything else in life. But when your child, no matter the age, needs you and you can’t provide, it is hard not to feel guilty. Parents living with chronic illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis may often feel guilty. We worry about whether our diseases can be passed to our children, how our our lack of mobility might impact our parenting, our children’s…

In this HealthCentral article, Cathy Kramer offers insightful advice for adjusting to the challenges chronic illness may present when it comes to body image and feeling sexy.

Trying to do it all – care for children, grocery shop, cook, and clean – is most likely more than you alone can accomplish. So why not have your children help around the house? Think of them as part of your health team. Cathy Kramer shares ideas for teaching your kids to help around the house – resulting in less physical stress on your body and more quality time to spend with your kids! Life With Chronic Illness: Your Kids Can Help HealthCentral

There are so many resources available to patients online, but blogs offer a particularly clear window into what life is really like with a chronic illness. Blogs give patients the opportunity to connect with others who may have had similar experiences, which can help us feel less isolated. Blogs also offer us the opportunity to learn from one another!The Mamas Facing Forward Featured Blogger series will connect you to blogs featuring real moms living with chronic illnesses – all of whom find their own ways to keep facing forward! This article originally appeared on The Life and Adventures of Cateepoo…