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Update to Misconception #1: the things which people with chronic illnesses hate

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I wrote two days ago the article on what people with chronic illnesses hate the most (besides the illness itself). See the article HERE.

The main purpose of the article was not to tell people that I have epilepsy or to take something off my soul. The idea was to explain to people what they do (around someone with chronic illnesses) and why they shouldn’t do anymore.

It`s funny: after people found out about my epilepsy, the first thing they did was to behave as they shouldn’t have done it. They sent me sympathy emails, Skype and Facebook messages in which they explained that they support me and that they are right behind me. As I said, it`s funny :). The real thing to read about

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Is God dead?

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A few days ago, I watched “God is dead”, a movie from 2014 with a good story, but crappy directing. The story is around a debate between a college student and his philosophy professor on whether God exists or not.

As always, the main argument of an atheist (or agnostic) is that, if God would exist, he wouldn`t allow for natural disasters, illnesses, crimes to exist. We would all live in a perfect world. The main argument of a believer is that “God works in mysterious ways” and we should never question it.

Both are valid arguments if you think about it.

Another argument that I`ve heard from non-believers is that God doesn`t answers when you ask him for help. The counter argument is that, sometimes, the answer is no, but we don`t want to hear it. Once in a while, the story of a vengeful God appears (see the stories of Noah and Moses in the Bible for this). My opinion is that…

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Misconception #1: the things which people with chronic illnesses hate

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Every person who suffers from a chronic illness (be it Parkinson, cancer, a heart disease or brain dysfunction) is faced with tough choices that regards their life.

You have to be careful when to get your treatment, what doctor might help you the best and so on. You have to choose what to do with your life, looking from the perspective of their illness.

Can you do that or should you do that? Can you work in that field or should you settle for less? Can you get married and have kids when you can guess what effects your illness might have on those close to you?

Can you have a normal life and tell people you suffer from illness X? The answer is yes..only if…

From my point of view, the worst part of having a chronic illness is not the limitations, nor the pain or the treatment you must go through for every day of your life. The worst part is the inter-human relations. Why the answer is YES

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Goodbye YPARD!

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In November 2011, I joined YPARD and the YPARD Steering Committee. It was something new, something intriguing, and something challenging to be a part of. Since then, I traveled the world, attended meetings and met a lot of interesting members being either YPARD members of its supporters.opportunities in agriculture

The spirit of YPARD lived in me for the past 3 years and will continue to do so for many years to come.

I sadly announce that, starting today (December 15th), I will no longer be a member of the YPARD Steering Committee.

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Career counseling #2: How to choose what to study

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Every adolescent face a tough choice: to choose their studies, their high school studies when they are just 14-15 years old. It`s a hard choice to choose your path in life, even for adults. Because this is what this choice means: beginning to carve your way in life.

When I was 15 years old, I faced the same choice. And, from my point of view at that time, I failed terribly. My options at that time were to either study foreign languages or IT. I didn`t study either.

I was considered by my teachers a high achiever and, because of this, I was arrogant, arrogant enough not to study for my final exams out of secondary school. For the last 3-4 months before my exams, I did not study at all, except for the lessons that I was obliged to learn to get the same high grades that I was accustomed to. More about my choices