When we think of grief, we associate it with losing someone we love.  Grief is the feeling associated with loss.  Grief for the chronic illness community is the loss of functioning, relationships, and work or career. The Seven Stages of Grief Dr. Jennifer Martin updated the stages of grief for chronic illness. These are seven stages of grief in chronic illness are denial, bargaining, anger, depression, loss of self-control, re-evaluation of life and acceptance.  Denial Denial is ignoring the truth.  I will tell myself that if I worked out harder or was more active, I would feel better.  I also thought that the first hip surgery would be a cure…