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Chronic illness support in United Kingdom

For long-term conditions that change how you work, love and plan. Talk with people in United Kingdom who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

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Help for chronic illness in United Kingdom

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Northside Debt Advice, Stoke-on-Trent

Practical help for people dealing with long covid and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, plus a weekly drop-in.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Ryan Therapy Practice

We help people with chronic illness and living with hiv, in person in Bristol and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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NHS 111

Urgent medical help and advice in England, including mental health (option 2).

24/7

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Northside Debt Advice, Edinburgh

A small team supporting ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and chronic pain. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Evenings and weekends

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Open Door Psychotherapy, Leicester

We help people with ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and difficult or high-risk pregnancy, in person in Leicester and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Plymouth Talking Therapies

We help people with difficult or high-risk pregnancy and organ transplant, in person in Plymouth and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Steady Hands Care, Plymouth

We help people with caring for someone with cancer and chronic pain, in person in Plymouth and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Sunderland Talking Therapies

Run by people who have been through caring for someone with dementia and facing a terminal illness themselves.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Callum Counselling, Cambridge

Practical help for people dealing with long covid and rare disease, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

From people who came through it

  • โ€œTo whoever needs this: I was where you are eighteen months ago. A blood test every month, every single day. My kids say I'm back.โ€

    DeShawn Ba ยท been through chronic illness
  • โ€œTo whoever needs this: This time last year I was exactly where you are. The worst part: a diagnosis after seven years of being told it was stress. I've started painting again. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do. Praying for you.โ€

    Jess from Melbourne ยท been through chronic illness
  • โ€œFor anyone new to this: I've been there. For me it was in 2023. POTS and fainting in the queue at the shop. That was my life. I went on holiday in the summer and actually relaxed. It changes. It really does. Keep going, even slowly.โ€

    chess_train43 ยท been through chronic illness
  • โ€œI was in the same place eighteen months ago. The worst part was explaining an invisible illness to my manager. Last month I had people round for dinner. The bad days get further apart. Hang on.โ€

    pagetea80 ยท been through chronic illness

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