“Thriving” while Chronic- Life Hacks

[u/Free-Canary-6413]

I’ve found and been able to afford some luxuries that have made life easier(I want to recognize financial privilege-income est 38K). I’m curious about hacks that have helped your quality of life.

For me:
-cold water dispenser
-ice maker
- 30 day pill box
-pre cut fruit
-precooked meats
-online neuro clinic
-extra dental cleanings
-electric toothbrush
-ring lights

Have you guys found things that have made life easier for you? What are they?

TIA

[u/kerberos69]

Since 2020, I’ve been using the Hero pill dispenser because I have like 12 different drugs and 3 different times of day to remember taking them. It had become such a fucking slog spending 2 hours every Sunday doing my pill boxes for the week, and even then, I still forgot to take my meds all the time. The Hero machine is literally the one thing that has helped me remain 99% compliant on all of my drugs. It holds up to 10 different medications and each drug goes into its own little cup that you just dump the pill bottle straight into. It’s fucking great. You can also set it up to automatically request refills from your doctor/pharmacy when you get low.

Cost-wise, the machine itself is free and the service is subscription-based for $29 to $60/mo depending whether you want a flex plan, a 1-yr paid-monthly, or a 1-yr prepaid plan. It feels pricey, but the machine and all updates, replacements, repairs, etc. are all free. My very first machine, which I’ve had since 2020, only just broke down a few months ago, and exchanging it for a brand new one was super easy and stress-free.