Does someone have a chronic illness?
Browse movies, tv shows, books and more with chronic illnesses.
Seeing a character who has a chronic illness can be very triggering for people who live with these illnesses and their families. This is often because the way the illness is portrayed in the film is inaccurate.
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TV Show • 2023 Report
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cetacn
episode three: frank is shown to suffer from a degenerative neuromuscular disorder, such as MS or ALS. it is not specified, but he is shown to be in chronic pain and is wheelchair bound later in the episode.
Movie • 2019 Report
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fredda
The „oracle“ of the commune is a boy/man born disabled. You don’t see him much, but when you do he has a distorted face. That’s all.
Movie • 2023 Report
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RamonaRamone
Brain tumor. They only have three months to live and the cancer is a main plot point.
TV Show • 2008 Report
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Pantalones
Walt has cancer. Hector is wheelchair bound and unable to speak. Jesse mentions a relative who died of cancer.
Movie • 2022 Report
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haleyyyybug
mental illness
TV Show • 2020 Report
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Kkkkkk
One of the main characters is cursed and a lot of people say its like representation of like a chronic illness (im sorry if this is not really clear i didnt know how to word this also im sorry if my english is bad)
Movie • 2022 Report
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qlinnx
Pearls father has an unspecified illness which makes him unable to walk and speak. He’s taken care of by his daughter and wife troughout the movie. If this triggers you i suggest skipping the movie because he plays a pretty major role.
TV Show • 2023 Report
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MxSyd
In Ep 1 someone dies of a seemingly chronic and terminal illness. Hard to say what it was as she refused medical intervention.
Video Game • 2020 Report
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DanielLC
There's characters with a chronic illness called Eleazar, but it is cured as a result of the player's actions.
Movie • 2004 Report
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Movie Report
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The main character has congestive heart failure.
Movie • 2023 Report
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Yes. Sun Spider (who uses a robotic wheelchair to swing around) has Ehlers Danlos syndrome. It is portrayed in a positive light as Sun Spider and Miles have a conversation about how big of a fan Sun Spider is of Miles.
Movie • 2021 Report
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If this is a sensitive topic for you, definitely skip. Chronic illness is very present in this film
Movie • 2024 Report
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m.worm
the main character is asthmatic and is shown having asthma attacks several times during the film
Movie • 2022 Report
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UnhelpfulGhost
The old man in the movie frequently mentions not being able to do things he wants because of how it might affect his heart. There's no specification of illness, it's really just hinted at and probably due to old age. Up for interpretation.
TV Show • 2004 Report
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Pantalones
It is a medical show with a wide cast of chronic illnesses. House himself has chronic pain and a limp. Some patients have diseases like cancer, ALS, lupus, and other chronic mental and physical conditions.
Podcast Report
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KaleighRobbins
One of the main characters is revealed to be a caregiver for his chronically ill mother. Her illness is not elaborated on and she never appears in-podcast, but the affect of her illness is tied to her abusive relationship with her son.
TV Show • 2014 Report
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Herb Kazazz has cancer. Bojack's mom is shown as generally ill when she got old. Diane struggles with depression throughout multiple seasons. There might be more but those are the ones I remember off the top of my head.
TV Show • 2011 Report
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Movie • 2022 Report
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BriCip
Multiple characters have some sort of chronic/ terminal illness. Mostly elderly characters.
TV Show • 2005 Report
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It’s a medical drama, many patients have chronic illnesses. if you are triggered by illness at all i would definitely avoid watching <3
TV Show • 2010 Report
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There are several. one includes somebody being hooked up to a respirator and struggling to find air canisters.
Movie • 2024 Report
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Terminal- I think it’s cancer
TV Show • 2021 Report
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1
A character in season 2 has cancer.
Movie • 2023 Report
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Jadespade
One of the tributes is visibly sick. She is very weak and coughs constantly.
TV Show Report
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One of the prominent characters has a physical disability and an unnamed chronic illness. This is discussed fairly frequently in relation to his character.
TV Show • 2020 Report
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snuboo
A main character has PTSD, a chronic mental illness
TV Show • 2019 Report
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dekusfreckle
A character's dad had cancer. Another character's relative is shown in a medical bed with a heart rate monitor and IV medications. Just in the background of a scene, their illness is unknown
TV Show • 2024 Report
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Not in a traditional sense but the ghoul is reliant on an unknown substance to keep human. It has the undertone of a chronic illness
Movie • 2023 Report
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