Traveling is one of my favourite things to do. I love the experience of seeing new things, having new experiences, meeting new people, pushing myself out of my comfort zone. But it’s not always easy.
Travel with long term chronic health issues can be challenging in so many ways.
I’ve got chronic lymphoma, a type of cancer. I was diagnosed when I was 13, and for the last 15 years I’ve been trying to live a ‘normal’ life and travel while still dealing with lymphoma – chemotherapy and its side effects as well as debilitating fatigue caused be the lymphoma.
Over the years, I’ve picked up some ideas of things that help me still travel with chronic illness. Even with chronic illness, there are still rays of light to be found in every adventure.
- Travel after radiotherapy for lymphoma: Everything you need to know
Radiotherapy is often used as a treatment for cancer, including lymphoma. Side effects can be rough, but after treatment can be a great time to look at going on holiday to get away from it all. Here are my top 10 tips for travel after radiotherapy for lymphoma, with everything you need to know. - How do I get travel insurance after cancer?
For many people, a cancer diagnosis can be a big factor that can motivate you to want to travel more. After recovering, many people want to take a trip, to start living their life to the full. But then the difficulties of getting travel insurance get in the way. Here are some of my tips for how do I get travel insurance after cancer. - How to cope with lockdown isolation – from someone with cancer who’s been there before
Looking after our mental health during lockdown can be challenging. Here are my top 10 tips for how to cope with lockdown isolation – learned from 15 years with chronic cancer. - How to look after your mental health when you can’t travel
Travel has helped my mental health more than any drug or therapy ever has. But then Covid-19 came along. How can you look after your mental health when you can’t travel? - Lockdown isolation? For those with chronic illness, we’ve had this for years…
For people with long term chronic health issues, lockdown isolation isn’t new for us. We’ve had this for years. But maybe, Covid-19 can bring a new understanding for our daily struggles.
