Been thinking a lot about all my friends living with chronic illness. Sending extra love to you!
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[Image Description: Panel 1: (image of Nora monologuing: “Because of my chronic illness, living in isolation and danger of suddenly losing my job has been my experience for several years.”). Panel 2: “Well-meaning able-bodied friends give me the same useless advice over and over, as if there’s an easy solution I’m simply overlooking” (image of huge-smiling folks saying: “just think more positively!” and “just do more yoga!”). Panel 3: “It’s kinda surreal to see them suddenly becoming completely overwhelmed with the experience I’ve come to think of as normal” (image of person looking out the window shouting “Three weeks?? Impossible to do!!”). Panel 4: “But one thing I’ve learned over the years is that there ISN’T and easy fix, and that feeling bad doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. We all need empathy right now.” (image of Nora looking out the window with a mug of coffee).]
