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
Yes
43
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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.
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
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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
Yes
40
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haleyyyybug
mental illness
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
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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)
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
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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.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
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1
MxSyd
In Ep 1 someone dies of a seemingly chronic and terminal illness. Hard to say what it was as she refused medical intervention.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
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12
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 Report
Yes
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RamonaRamone
Brain tumor. They only have three months to live and the cancer is a main plot point.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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BriCip
Multiple characters have some sort of chronic/ terminal illness. Mostly elderly characters.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
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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.
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
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Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
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If this is a sensitive topic for you, definitely skip. Chronic illness is very present in this film
Movie Report
Yes
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The main character has congestive heart failure.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
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There are several. one includes somebody being hooked up to a respirator and struggling to find air canisters.
TV Show Report
Yes
23
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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 • 2011 Report
Yes
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1
Podcast Report
Yes
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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 • 2005 Report
Yes
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liasmileyface
S1
E1
The UNSUB has psychosis
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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LegendWolfA
Yes, one character have epilepsy. Im gonna spoil a bit of the movie here, but I'll do my best to keep it as small as possible.
There was this part where the characters went to somewhere and one of them said "eclipse is the best time to be here". Shortly after that, the movie cuts to a part where a character was shown to be talking to what looks like her mother, and they hugged. After the hugging scene, the next 15 mins said character had a seizure. Avoid that part if such thing triggers you.
Thats the only part that features it, so you can rest assure that you won't see it again for the rest of the movie
There was this part where the characters went to somewhere and one of them said "eclipse is the best time to be here". Shortly after that, the movie cuts to a part where a character was shown to be talking to what looks like her mother, and they hugged. After the hugging scene, the next 15 mins said character had a seizure. Avoid that part if such thing triggers you.
Thats the only part that features it, so you can rest assure that you won't see it again for the rest of the movie
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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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 • 2019 Report
Yes
19
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3
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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 • 2017 Report
Yes
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Book • 2003 Report
Yes
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Miras
Graywing has asthma, and it is referred to multiple times and is a plotpoint
TV Show • 2004 Report
Yes
16
No
4
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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.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
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1
1
Krinsche
S1
E1
The French husband has some tumor in his head and also spasms
Video Game Report
Yes
16
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Apotheosis
One character is said to have terminal cancer, but this is only mentioned in an optional scene.
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
16
No
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Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
15
No
2
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Anonymous
debatable. harlan's medication in the film is said to be for his shoulder injury and to help him sleep.
But, Harlan is given said meds through a PICC which would imply a longer-term illness. This is never discussed or brought up in the film however.
But, Harlan is given said meds through a PICC which would imply a longer-term illness. This is never discussed or brought up in the film however.
Movie • 2023 Report
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twitchywitchygirl
Mills' daughter