Business Owners and Chronic Illness/Autoimmune

Posted by flyingpigwrangler @flyingpigwrangler, Jun 21, 2021

Hi. I have had fibro for over 30 years. I had CRPS many years ago but after a while it went away, thank you God. Then, 7 years ago I was in a hit and run car accident. I have since lost the use of both legs and my right arm due to the CRPS that is now back throughout my entire body.

As a business owner I have had to figure out the ways of working around all that we deal with day to day. Unlike businesses who only have the "non-unique" issues, we have to add to that pain, and many other challenges.

I recently started a program for us that provides tools, strategies, automations -- all kinds of things that help with allowing us to keep our businesses thriving. What I'm looking for here is --

1. Is anyone else a business owner?
2. Do you have some of these tools, etc. that you'd be willing to share so that I can help others to also be more able to function and consider themselves better than their disabilities?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Chronic Pain Support Group.

Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Jun 21, 2021

@flyingpigwrangler Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. We are a caring community of patients/family members/caregivers who share our resources and experiences to help others along their journeys.

I must say, you are in a fairly unique position! While I am not able to chime in to share things that work for me in such a situation, solutions that come to mind are: outsourcing what you can, sharing amongst other small business owner the duties required, working with local community organizations for assistance.

I will be very interested to hear from others as they respond to you.
Ginger