# How to deal with relatives that don't understand your illness

**URL:** https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-to-deal-with-relatives-that-dont-understand-your-illness/524
**Category:** Support and Caregivers
**Created:** [January 15, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-to-deal-with-relatives-that-dont-understand-your-illness/524 "2015-01-15T12:39:11Z")
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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/stephen/32/832_2.png) [@Stephen](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-to-deal-with-relatives-that-dont-understand-your-illness/524/1 "2015-01-15T12:39:11Z")

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[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-jacqueline/chronic-illness\_b\_4499187.html](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-jacqueline/chronic-illness_b_4499187.html)

This is an excellent article.

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### Author: ![Madere\_dancermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Madere\_dancermom](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Madere_dancermom)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-to-deal-with-relatives-that-dont-understand-your-illness/524/2 "2015-01-15T18:40:28Z")

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It is a good article, Stephen. Thanks for posting it.

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### Author: ![Priya\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/priya_p/32/720_2.png) [@Priya\_P](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Priya_P)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-to-deal-with-relatives-that-dont-understand-your-illness/524/3 "2015-01-18T23:38:11Z")

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A great post Stephen.. and one that I can relate to very well with the huge extended family that I have! Some very good advise is contained within the article. Thank you

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### Author: ![Windward](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/windward/32/875_2.png) [@Windward](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Windward)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-to-deal-with-relatives-that-dont-understand-your-illness/524/4 "2015-05-30T02:47:26Z")

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Thank you…It helped to read this article Stephen.