Life as a Student with Chronic Illness

An episode of the Oxford from the Inside podcast, hosted by OFTI Podcast, titled "Life as a Student with Chronic Illness" was published on October 17, 2021 and runs 19 minutes.

October 17, 2021 ·19m · Oxford from the Inside

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In this episode, Olviya (any pronouns) speaks to Clarissa (she/her) about tackling university with chronic illnesses. Tune in to listen to Clarissa speak on navigating university and new diagnoses, dealing with doctors and prescriptions in the middle of a pandemic, and missing her cat! [NB: Clarissa's experiences with her chronic illnesses are not meant to be assumptive of all chronic illnesses. There is a large range of chronic illnesses, all varying in severity and impact on quality of life - Clarissa speaks for her own experiences, which we ask you to respect!] For more help and support as a disabled student in Oxford, do check out Oxford DisCam here: https://www.oxfordsu.org/campaigns/disabilities/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:40 - Clarissa’s chronic illnesses 01:49 - Initial concerns about moving  03:19 - Applying to university + open days 06:43 - Experiences with college 09:41 - Experiences with department  12:09 - Impacts of the pandemic  14:11 - Isolation food…. 15:58 - Advice to incoming students with a chronic illness

Episode Description

In this episode, Olviya (any pronouns) speaks to Clarissa (she/her) about tackling university with chronic illnesses. Tune in to listen to Clarissa speak on navigating university and new diagnoses, dealing with doctors and prescriptions in the middle of a pandemic, and missing her cat!

[NB: Clarissa's experiences with her chronic illnesses are not meant to be assumptive of all chronic illnesses. There is a large range of chronic illnesses, all varying in severity and impact on quality of life - Clarissa speaks for her own experiences, which we ask you to respect!]

For more help and support as a disabled student in Oxford, do check out Oxford DisCam here: https://www.oxfordsu.org/campaigns/disabilities/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:40 - Clarissa’s chronic illnesses

01:49 - Initial concerns about moving

03:19 - Applying to university + open days

06:43 - Experiences with college

09:41 - Experiences with department

12:09 - Impacts of the pandemic

14:11 - Isolation food….

15:58 - Advice to incoming students with a chronic illness

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