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Working with a terminal illness

My late Aunt Sylvia Cox was an inspiration to me. She was not only my Aunt, she was a teacher at my High School.  Her enthusiasm for life and her naturally exclamatory style engendered a sense of fun and a sense of the possible in those around her.  Whether it was taking us for "puddle ...

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The Seven Myths of Stress

Here are a range of different everyday experiences. How might you feel in each of these circumstances? You are having your family to stay for Christmas Your partner of the last twenty years announces they are leaving you for your best friend (you might feel relief!) You go to hospital for a major and risky procedure (trying to ...

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Managing your job with a terminal or chronic illness

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You need to decide on a preferred “communications policy”. In other words, you need to decide who you want to share
your diagnosis with. Some people will prefer to limit knowledge of their condition to a manager and no one else, whereas others will want the information disseminated more broadly.

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