Health Tip: Coping With Chronic Illness

Learning how to manage your chronic illness can help make coping easier.

The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this advice:

• Examine your lifestyle and choose one unhealthy practice to address.
• Create a specific goal to address your issue, such as exercising three days per week.
• Create a plan to deal with factors that may interfere with your goal.
• Make sure your goal is realistic.
• Schedule regular follow-up appointments with your doctor to track your progress.