Hi, yes talk support is great. I've talked my friends and family's ears off in the past year so that's partially why I'm on this forum. Funny I still need to start a thread about my stuff sometime.

For managing your illness hard to say in detail cause I don't know what it is. Plus I'm not sure of all programs everywhere. But your primary doc should know of programs and groups. My son has a disability and the Department of Rehabilitative Services helps with with everything from transportation, to job/illness balancing, and other things. My mother had a service come in every day for a hour just to help her with things she couldn't do on her own. You could start with your doctor and local government website. Also google for whatever type of services are in your area. I don't know what illness you're talking about so these are general ideas.

Hope this gives you some ideas on making forward progress!