Why Seeing Representations Of Chronic Illness In Pop Culture Matters The feeling of being able to relate your experience, to see a life or body similar to your own on a screen or in the pages of a book was fairly unheard of. For people who are chronically ill, there was next to no ‘relatable content’ until very, very recently. We missed you too. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter, so you always know where to find us. Welcome to the next instalment of Junkee’s Chronic and Iconic column, a lil’ chunk of internet that is dedicated solely to the experiences, issues and successes of disabled and chronically ill communities. I hope with this column, I can help to amplify the stories of my beloved community, as well as help people learn and challenge their ableism.