Rule One of chronic illness: ask for help when you need it This week, Dame Margaret is off enjoying a lovely lake-based vacation in Minnesota, so our cherished friend & Returning Honorary Dame Rosie Fletcher is joining Dame Sophie for a conversation about living with chronic illnesses. Ours is a pretty narrow conversation, focused on our specific & by definition limited experiences as white, upper middle class, highly educated, white ciswomen. We also think it’s one worth having, as chronic illness is so heavily stigmatized in the US and the UK, where we live. If you’d like to share your perspective as a chronically ill person with us, you can find us on Twitter (
Two Sick Glamourpusses
Two Sick Glamourpusses
Two Sick Glamourpusses
Rule One of chronic illness: ask for help when you need it This week, Dame Margaret is off enjoying a lovely lake-based vacation in Minnesota, so our cherished friend & Returning Honorary Dame Rosie Fletcher is joining Dame Sophie for a conversation about living with chronic illnesses. Ours is a pretty narrow conversation, focused on our specific & by definition limited experiences as white, upper middle class, highly educated, white ciswomen. We also think it’s one worth having, as chronic illness is so heavily stigmatized in the US and the UK, where we live. If you’d like to share your perspective as a chronically ill person with us, you can find us on Twitter (