Well then…hi again sorry I haven’t been around recently I was ill. Haha who would of thought it!? This time I was knocked out by a feeding tube skin infection and skin over granulation [skin thinking its helpful by creating more raw skin to “anchor” the tube] In today’s entry I want to talk about the phrases “your so lucky” and “You’re just doing it for the attention or painkillers” So heres the truth about being chronically ill.
So finally heres a few things I’d love my friends to know: Please understand that when I cancel a meet up or a day, it hurts me too and I don’t do it to upset. Please realise if I have done my makeup and some nice clothes on for a day and take a selfie and post it, it doesn’t mean I am healthier. It doesn’t mean they found a magic cure. It just means Im having a good day and I want to share that. Please realise I cannot plan things in advance. I would love to be spontaneous or have long term plans however my chronic illnesses change. One day I’ll be okay and il be able to do things and the next I can’t get out of bed because of the pain or breathing. Please ask me anything about my illness before gossiping about it to another person. I’m happy to talk about them before you go to someone else to bitch about them or pick holes in my story. Please know that when you say I look “healthier” or “well” I am hiding my illnesses to make every one else more comfortable. Please know that I don’t discuss my health issues for pity or attention. I talk about them cause sadly they influence and change a lot of my life and I’m not embarrassed by them. Please don’t suggest any medicine or herbal remedy from the outback or Himalayas that your long lost cousin twice removed which cured all their issues. It gets tiring. As said above please don’t say how easy my life is or how I don’t have a job. Please ask me to go out and don’t forget about me. Even if I can’t go, I still would like to be included. Please keep asking. I’d love you to come to me sometimes. Please try to understand that I get advice from everyone, everywhere. So at the end of the day, please I appreciate your concern, but I would like you to just be my friend. Kate x
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About MeI'm Kate. A chronically Ill person just trying to live life the best I can. Please join me on my journey! Don't be afraid to ask me things :) Archives
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