A “new normal.” The phrase is likely so familiar to those living with chronic illness as to be cliché. And now, as the world grapples with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the phrase is increasingly being used by experts and media outlets everywhere to set expectations with the public about the duration of this crisis.
Most people previously had the privilege of going about their daily lives without making accommodations for their health. They’re confused, frustrated, depressed, angry, grieving and/or in denial about the need to do so now.
They want to know “when this will end” or “when things will just go back to normal.” But in the view of many, it will be a long time — or maybe never — before life goes back to the way it was before
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