Pre-pandemic, I likely had you fooled. From a glance, I look like your typical 20-something. I’ve spent my time living with chronic conditions crafting my skills to ensure no one would ever know my reality.
You saw my tired eyes, but you also knew I worked multiple jobs. What you didn’t know was that I worked compulsively, because when you’re struggling with multiple chronic conditions, you can never have enough saved.
An expensive ICU stay or emergency procedure is always lurking around the corner. You saw me occasionally stumble, but we laughed it off as clumsiness.
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