title: OC17 - Merging the person and the illness: the lived experience of emerging adults with childhood onset chronic illness.
abstract: Theme: Transition of care.
authors.affiliation: Dublin City University, Ireland.
authors.forename: Siobhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macdermott
authors.affiliation: Dublin City University, Ireland.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hussey
keywords: Childhood onset chronic illness; illness narratives; phenomenology.