Coping with Illness Archives

Faith and Blue Ribbons Inspire This County Fair Queen to Keep Cooking

By Linda Skeens6 min read

Linda Skeens, acclaimed cook, baker and crafter, shares how her faith sees her through—in good times and bad.

Talking with Love and Understanding About Suicide

By Edward Grinnan4 min read

After a beloved wife’s decision, rejecting shame and embracing honesty

Musician and author Naomi Judd; photo by Harry Langdon

Guideposts Classics: Naomi Judd on Stepping Out in Faith

By Naomi Judd9 min read

In this story from January 2003, musician and author Naomi Judd recalls how faith led her to a successful career and helped her cope with a hepatitis C diagnosis.

Thriving Through Alzheimer’s

By Evan Miller3 min read

Discover how these positive people are seeing the blessings of every day while living with this progressive neurologic disorder.

Roberta Messner; video by Scott Goldsmith

How Gratitude Helps Roberta Messner Cope with Chronic Pain

Roberta Messner shares how the support and encouragement of others—and the gratitude it engendered—helped her cope with chronic pain.

Lessons from a Life-Saving Surgery

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Through the turmoil of a week-long hospital stay, thoughts on suffering, trust and comfort.

How to Make the Most of a Miracle

By Cliff Shiepe6 min read

He gave God all the credit for his healing. Twelve years later, why was he sick again?

Cliff Shiepe on Overcoming Life’s Obstacles

Author Cliff Shiepe shares the lessons he’s learned from health challenges he’s experienced since sharing his story with Guideposts in 2012.

Marion Bond West; photo by Michael A. Schwarz

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Letting Go of Her Denial Was the First Step

By Marion Bond West6 min read

She tried to ignore her RA diagnosis, but God reached out to her through the people who cared for her.

Tree growth three steps in nature with morning lighting.

5 Tips for Thriving While Living with a Chronic Illness

By Mari Pack4 min read

Covid-19 ‘Long Haulers’ can manage lingering effects of the virus by listening to their bodies, creating rituals and more.

Ryan White’s Brave Battle with AIDS

By Jeanne White-Ginder10 min read

In a story that first appeared in the February 1994 issue of Guideposts, we remember the hemophiliac teenager’s amazing legacy. Plus an update from his mother.