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Worksheet Sheet Living with illness, pain and fatigue

Explaining It to the People at Home

Getting your words ready before you try to explain what your days are like.

Purpose: Getting your words ready before you try to explain what your days are like.

When to use: Use this before a talk with family about what you can and cannot do.

Worksheet prompts

  1. Who are you trying to explain this to?
  2. In a sentence or two, what is an ordinary day like for you now?
  3. Three things you want them to stop doing or saying.
  4. Three things that would genuinely help.

You do not have to explain all of it. Pick the part that matters most today.