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When I was Forced out of the "Chronic Pain Closet"

I have been debating for months whether or not to write this blog post. Because there are real people involved in this story who could get there feelings hurt by the words I type. ( That's honestly why I haven't written on my blog for so long.) But I feel as though I need to Share this story. And I have no negative feelings. So I hope to not write this in a way that any feelings could be hurt. Every story has 2 sides to it. And this is my side of the story.  ( identities have been changed for that purpose )  For 14 years I kept my pain a secret. No one outside of my immediate  family, and my best friend knew about the struggles I faced on a daily basis. Like most people who are chronically ill. I found my own way to camoflauge myself in the healthy world. I made jokes with a slackers "to cool for school attitude, "to excuse my sick kid quirks, like sitting whenever I could, butting in the lunch line (when my legs just couldn