Word: chronics
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...real problem, say experts, is chronic rescuing. Children who are continually bailed out never grow up. Cheryl Erwin, author of several Positive Discipline parenting books, says, "As parents, we need to be there to teach and guide, not to rescue and pamper. That is an ultimately unloving thing...
...sometimes called the common cold of psychiatry, affects an estimated 10% of all Americans. But unlike the common cold, depression usually doesn't go away by itself. People age 65 and older are particularly susceptible. Of the 34 million older people in this country, about 6 million suffer from chronic depression...
Kennedy represents the majority of people who take time off owing to chronic illness and return--willingly--to the job market. According to Karrie Zampini, director of postcancer treatment services at New York City's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, 80% of cancer survivors go back to work. But when they do, they bring with them a very different set of needs and concerns that employers must understand...
Advocates agree there is an urgent need for education in the workplace concerning chronic illness. Some of the most difficult situations arise for people with HIV/AIDS, which still carries a stigma in many places. Most of the time, the needs of those with the disease are small but critical to their health. "Many of the drugs must be taken with food, and so the person needs to be eating at all times of the day, not just at lunch. Co-workers may see this and ask questions. So that person is presented with a disclosure issue when...
...them in advance, rather than in the thick of a crisis situation. "Remember what work represents to people," says Sloan-Kettering's Zampini. "It's mastery and control over one's life. Work brings an enormous sense of personal fulfillment and self-worth." And productive workers--even those with chronic illnesses--more often than not give back with interest...