🙌🏽 Enough said. I think it’s hilarious when people say don’t let your illness define you. It literally prevents you from doing, eating, and living a specific way unless you want to suffer immensely by doing x y z. I’m sorry but “chronic” means F-O-R-E-V-E-R

That means the sooner you accept that there are limitations, the sooner you allow yourself to just listen to your body, the sooner you can begin to learn how to cope and live in such a limited way.

Is it fair? No. Is it right? No. Is it okay? No. Nothing about chronic illness is glorious, asides from the wonderful people you meet. But it IS (for the most part of course, obviously things that may be able to be ridden of/and ways to improve quality of life should be sought out.) your life now.

There is a huge debate on this. And I’m not talking about diseases that can be put in remission. I’m talking about chronic illnesses that WILL NOT HAVE ANY CURE, ONLY RELIEF EFFORTS.

Think of it this way. Someone who has to amputate their leg can never go back to life before that amputation. You simply CAN’T. But you can find better ways to soothe your amputated leg. Better prostethics. Lotions that work for you to soothe the soreness from the prosthetic. In home railings. Shower chairs and what not to help yourself in and out of the shower. Ect ect.