I Am Not My Pain with Melissa Adams

S1E15: Parenting while Chronically Ill


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Meet warrior, Kris McElroy. Kris is a 37-year-old autistic biracial black transgender man with multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and Complex Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Kris is a passionate artist, advocate, freelance writer, and most importantly, a dad to a beautiful 2-year-old-daughter. Kris will be the first to say he was both afraid and elated to be a dad. Listen to Kris explain how he manages parenting while chronically sick including the ability to be flexible, dad guilt and the importance of communication with his wife. To learn more about Kris, go to his website at https://sites.google.com/view/krismcelroysite/home.

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I Am Not My Pain with Melissa AdamsBy Melissa Adams