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How to breeze through festival season with a chronic illness

Today I thought I’d do a post that I would’ve wanted to read last year, when I attended my first ever festival. Having always loved music and recently been alleviated from the weight of A Levels that finished in June, I set off for ‘Y Not’ - The Peak District’s amazing indie festival.   In the space of this year, I have now just got back from my fourth festival - one that was equally amazing but a very different experience. Having now attended larger, three day festivals, a small two day festival in Liverpool last year and more recently a one day fest in London, I feel I can now provide tips and tricks to people maybe in the same boat.   Of course, a disclaimer needs to add that all illnesses/chronic conditions/ disabilities are different and these tips may not be as useful to you as others, or perhaps you know you would need to adapt your support in accordance with your condition. These tips are just a guideline for you, so nothing has to stop you this festival season.   Having