One of the hardest parts of chronic illness is that you can do everything “right” & still have a setback.

You can rest, eat healthy, manage stress & take all your meds & still have a horrible flare.

The loss of control is painful, and a big part of why folks are afraid of people with disabilities

The non disabled need to believe that they can “healthy living” or “try harder” their way out of disability.

That they’re the exception. That we have failed because we didn’t really “want” to get better.

They can’t fathom that sometimes it doesn’t matter what you do, you still get sicker