Subject index

Clip
Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Lynsey - Interview 14 >> When she was younger she felt that nobody would want to marry someone who could die young. She has recently married her partner of 6 years.

Lynsey was diagnosed with Cystic fibrosis at birth and says that her parents and now her husband are most supportive. She and her husband would love to have a child and they have discussed all the implications involved in such a decision.

Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Lynsey - Interview 14 >> Felt that previous boyfriends were a bit negative about her CF but her husband - who has a niece with CF - has been very accepting and supportive.

Long term health conditions >> Women 24+ >> Lara - Interview 03 >> After she had a seizure while having sex with her boyfriend she talked and reassured him that seizures during sex are very uncommon.

Lara was diagnosed with myoclonic juvenile epilepsy when she was 17 years old. She became depressed and lost her confidence after diagnosis but she wasn't offered counselling. Her nurse has provided her with lots of support. Nowadays she jokes about her epilepsy giving it derogatory names and says that it is one way of coping with it. She has no problem in telling others about her epilepsy.

Publication date: October 2007 Last updated: February 2012

Review date: February 2014

Various long-term health conditions can occur in young people. We interviewed 30 young people about their experiences of different chronic illnesses. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.

Sophie says: “I've had a good weekend despite my lungs not feeling too good. My boyfriend's training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro so we have been hiking!”
Join the Long term health conditions discussion on MyYouthhealthtalk

full list of topics

Diagnosis & learning more :

Physical problems, med's & managing your condition :

Life style :

What makes a good doctor and transition issues :

Living with it :

Talking about relationships :

Advice to others :