CW: eating disorder
In today’s main episode I talk to Sofie about her experience in the Norwegian healthcare system as a patient with complex chronic illness. We talk about her experience trying to find a diagnosis that fit her symptoms, how EDS is classified and treated in Norway, and our complicated relationship with weather.
In today’s bonus episode, we talk a little more in depth about the interplay between chronic illness and eating disorders, and about the ableism present in many diet communities.
Episode Page: http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/2016/5/18/31-tough-in-any-weather-
More information on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome from The Ehlers Danlos Society: http://ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-eds/
Information about eating disorders from the National Eating Disorders Association:http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/general-information
Information & Referral Helpline from the National Eating Disorders Association: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/information-referral-helpline
Map of Norway: http://www.mapsofworld.com/norway/maps/norway-road-map.jpg
Information on Healthcare in Norway from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Norway
Storify of my May awareness month tweets: https://storify.com/bimpse/fill-in-the-blank-awareness-month
Periodic, Inc’s PDX Red Party: http://www.periodicinc.org/pdx-red-party/
Untabooed: http://www.untabooed.org/
Untabooed’s Proud, Powerful, Party: https://www.facebook.com/events/527869670737813/
