I felt, and have lived, every word of this.

Jun 15, 2020·1 min read

I felt, and have lived, every word of this. I could not have said it better. I too would rather my spouse leave than resent what he has had to do for me, but have a real problem with mourning and struggling to come to terms (which it sounds like she did) as self-pity. Excellent points!!

Chronic Illness Hurts Relationships

But whose fault is it?

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…d please, don’t you you dare paint the suffering that goes along with chronic illness as self pity! Until you live it, until you see yourself change so profoundly, until you find yourself having to throw away your pride and constantly depend on others, until you know what it means to be in constant pain, until you know how it feels to be dismissed by doctors when you are at your most vulnerable, until you see your entire body change into what often feels like your enemy, until you know what it means to have to reinvent yourself bit by painful bit, until you know what it feels like to not feel like a fully functioning woman/man any longer, don’t you DARE call that struggle “Self-pity”! Because if the situation had been reversed I can guarantee that it would have kicked your ass, just…

As someone with multiple chronic illnesses and a husband who has been doing a LOT extra to help…

Jeni Lynch