See ▁Ch alf ont ▁& ▁Kurt z : ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁on ▁alco hol ism ). ▁In ▁st ig mat ised ▁ill ness ▁suffer er ▁is ▁often ▁not ▁accepted ▁as ▁legit imately ▁sick . ▁Chron ic ▁Ill ness . ▁Model ▁fits ▁ac ute ▁ill ness ▁( me as les , ▁append ic itis , ▁relatively ▁short ▁term ▁conditions ). ▁Does ▁not ▁fit ▁chron ic / long - term / per man ent ▁ill ness ▁as ▁easily , ▁getting ▁well ▁not ▁an ▁expectation ▁with ▁chron ic ▁conditions ▁such ▁as ▁blind ness , ▁di ab etes . ▁In ▁chron ic ▁ill ness ▁acting ▁the ▁sick ▁role ▁is ▁less ▁appropriate ▁and ▁less ▁functional ▁for ▁both ▁individual ▁and ▁social ▁system . ▁Chron ically ▁ill ▁patients ▁are ▁often ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁be ▁independent . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁e - Pat ient ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Med ical ▁soci ology ▁Category : Role ▁status <0x0A> </s> ▁Le pt oc ero idea ▁is ▁a ▁super family ▁of ▁c add isf lies . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : In sect ▁super famil ies ▁Category : In te g rip al p ia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Polish ▁High land ers ▁Alliance ▁of ▁America ▁( pl . ▁Z wi ą zek ▁Pod hal an ▁w ▁Am ery ce ▁P ół noc nej ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁in ▁Chicago ▁as ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁un ites ▁all ▁other ▁Gó ral ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁Chicago ' s