LIVING WITH A COMMON CONDITION 

​More than 40% of people in their forties have at least one long term condition, 50% of people in their fitness, 60% of people in their sixties and so on; it is part of living longer but you just have to get on with your journey.

​Obviously modern medicine has a lot to offer but it is also vitally important for people to feel in charge and we provide some pointers for some of the more  common conditions  

Anxiety
Arthritis
Cancer 
COPD -Chronic Bronchitis 
Diabetes
Dementia
Depression 
Hearing problems  
Heart problems
High Blood Pressure
Hypercholesterolaemia
​Pain
Parkinson's disease
​Stroke 
Vision problems 

Medical science has developed many astonishing technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of disease  but once the diagnosis has been made and the treatment started by the doctors you are very much on your own. Self care is the most important type of care for people living with a long term condition, as chronic disease is now called.Fortunately there is another type of care that is evolving, that is the support and insight that other people with the same condition can offer, for example other people with Type1 diabetes or other people with Parkinson's disease and of course the internet helps facilitate these communities, and  the type of support provided has been called Buddycare.