Biographical Disruption

Biographical disruption in relation to a chronic illness can be summarised in the way that Michael Bury suggests three concepts that it may impact firstly on a person’s knowledge of self and social world which is disrupted by the illness, daily living is also disrupted and the person’s mobilisation can be altered by the specific circumstances (Felde 2011:102). Bury’s suggestion is interesting as it defines biographical disruption as affecting several aspects of the person’s life. Bury’s three aspects affected by biographical disruption is seen to have set a frame work for much of the successive works. However, dependent on the chronic illness in question then Bury’s suggestion may fit, it may not. There is a questionability in Bury’s three
Common effects of uncontrolled diabetes is hyperglycaemia or raised blood sugar, if this is kept untreated over a series of time can lead to severe damage to the body’s systems, particularly the blood vessels and nerves. (WHO 2015). Diabetes is a chronic illness that can occur when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin that the body is producing. Taking insulin which is a hormone the body naturally produces is a well-known treatment to regulate blood
“…social structural feature of the sick role is the claim if exemption from ordinary daily obligations and expectations, for example, staying at home in bed instead of going to school or office.” (Parsons 1975: 262). The role of the sick person is simply to get better and to be back at work, by giving the whole of one’s attention and time to coping with the illness which sometimes can soon feel like a full-time job. Some cases of chronic illness need the attention from not only the patient but also the doctor to take appropriate actions needed to control the illness. In the case of someone having diabetes, in a mild case, as long as the patient is taking the prescribed medication correctly according to a schedule, that attention is drawn to some sugar levels being tested regularly and consideration is taken into account with dietary requirements, these are just a few obligations the patient has to deal with in day to day basis. Chronic illness effects the features which are most taken for granted of everyday like, and tasks which were once simple are now dealt with, with great difficulty. Diabetes effects every part of someone’s life. Williams (2000) suggests whilst using other practitioners, that there are three aspects of how chronic illness disrupts someone’s life, the main idea is that one’s normal behaviour is interrupted and that help is needed to get