There are several factors that contribute to a patient’s ability to cope with illness. Most of the factors that contribute to a patient’s ability to cope with illness are as a result of the patient’s efforts which are in most cases instigated by improved educational level/awareness of the patient regarding the illness. In order to satisfactorily handle a given illness, the patient has to be aware of the causes of that particular illness and the available control measures in order to understand and handle the illness appropriately. There are some people who become ill more often than others. The rate at which people get ill is highly affected by the environmental conditions, physiological conditions of the patient and behavioral properties of the patient.