As someone with multiple chronic illnesses, I often struggle with loneliness and isolation. On a particularly isolating Saturday night, as I curled up in bed with pain, exhaustion, and anxiety pulsing through my body, I thought of all of you and felt a little less alone.
I hope these words help you feel a little less alone too. ————— *Takes a long, deep breath.* With my eyes closed, I feel my brain and body shudder.
It’s not a big shudder, like jumping after a loud clap of thunder or twitching when you spot a spider in the corner of a room.
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