By Jennifer Martin, PsyD, Columnist Being diagnosed with a chronic condition is a loss. In fact, it is comprised of many losses. It may be a loss of the person we used to be. It may mean a loss of independence. It may mean a loss of dreams and goals. It may mean a loss of some of the people in our lives who we thought were close. It is the loss of the life we once had. For many of us with chronic conditions, living with pain or illness means daily medications, injections, surgery...
