Is There Anything You Wish You Had Done Differently?

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i probably wouldn't have spent so much time being afraid to talk about it. Maybe not so much time just, even ken u, beating myself up. i've also come to terms with sometimes things happen that you don't want to happen and they suck and they're hard but you just have to go through themr You know, i think what i realize, and i have this whole new level of just respect for an and any one with a chronic illness"

When an acute or chronic health issue disrupts our work life, how do we let our bosses and coworkers know? How vulnerable should we be? And, as managers, how do we best support an employee who discloses a diagnosis? We talk with two women who’ve had to consider these questions while navigating illnesses, and they share advice on disclosing and discussing health issues with colleagues.

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Maureen Hoch is the editor of HBR.org and the supervising editor of Women at Work.

Laurie Edwards is a writer, a writing instructor at Northeastern University, and an advocate for people with chronic illnesses. Her books are Life Disrupted and In the Kingdom of the Sick.

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