Facts
given
to
patients
by
healthcare
professionals
or
by
close
family
members
highlight
the
dif-
ferences
between
time
as
perceived
and
the
actual
duration
of
elements
of
the
illness
experience.
This
is
not
a
mat-
ter
of
correcting
misperceptions,
rather,
understanding
and
personal
meaning
seems
to
be
facilitated
as
the
contrast
between
different
chronologies
are
highlighte