http://chronicrants.com/2011/11/19/truly-understanding-chronic-illness/ Rants and raves by, for, and about those with chronic illness(es) Wed, 22 May 2013 15:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://chronicrants.com/2011/11/19/truly-understanding-chronic-illness/#comment-350 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:37:02 +0000 http://chronicrants.com/?p=480#comment-350 I think you’re right. People assume that “sick” means you take a medication and everything is fine. They don’t understand that some illnesses aren’t curable and aren’t predictable. Good luck with your manager!

]]> http://chronicrants.com/2011/11/19/truly-understanding-chronic-illness/#comment-347 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:04:38 +0000 http://chronicrants.com/?p=480#comment-347 This rings so true to my own experience. The mask of looking well, the mask of coping which work until they don’t and then they reveal that the masks were so we could manage these shifting boundaries of our self and the world. They also reinforce the choice others make to engage only a superficial level. I know I had a feeling once that my manager would rather I be depressed with a diagnosis and pills to take than acknowledge the backwards, forwards, sideways and can’t function at all today of a chronic autoimmune condition for which there is no cure.

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