Humor’s Connection to Chronic Illness
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Julia and Maddy dive into the connection between humor and chronic illness. They talk about how humor can be used as a defense mechanism and comic relief, and they discuss how that duality leads to communication challenges between a sick individual and a caretaker. This episode ends with a few lighthearted jokes about life with chronic illness. “You might be chronically ill if...” send us your answers!
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