Chronic Illness

"Isolation is giving people a glimpse into life with chronic pain. It's time I talk about mine."

'I lived with a chronic disease for years. The hardest part was people not believing me.'

Brianne Benness

'I’m too busy, I’ll deal with it later.' Samantha Wills spent years ignoring her endometriosis.

Sally's son was 20 days old when he received a life-threatening diagnosis: Cystic fibrosis.

At 29, Danielle suddenly ended up in hospital unable to walk. Then she learned the cause.

Danielle Steele

“I am literally waiting for someone to die so that I can live.”

'I don't remember a life before cancer and Crohn's disease. But Ed Sheeran gave me hope.'

"As I sat in the shower, watching my hair fall into clumps, I cried uncontrollably."

Lara was in a deep depression. Then she received an unexpected diagnosis.

Ms. MS Unmasked

A neighbour left a note about Anne's 'disgusting garden'. Here's what they didn't know.

'I won't forget my doctor walking into my hospital room with the photos of my insides.'

This is what it’s like to live with a chronic illness most people have never heard of.

Jessica Staveley

"At 20 you're told you're young and free. I got news that made my life the opposite."

"How the world treated me differently when a chronic illness caused me to lose a lot of weight."

The three ways Australians can reduce their risk of bad health.

The incredible photos that highlight the reality of living with a chronic illness.

MAY, 2020
MAR, 2020
FEB, 2020
AUG, 2019
AUG, 2018
MAR, 2018
FEB, 2018
JAN, 2018
OCT, 2017
SEP, 2017
APR, 2016
DEC, 2015
SEP, 2015
MAY, 2015
MAR, 2015
JUN, 2014
DEC, 2013

about
help
contact
advertise
privacy
competitions
work with us
MOVE

Before The Bump