According to the the RAND Corporation, there are over 150 million Americans living with chronic diseases with around 100 million having multiple conditions.
But despite the fact that there are many people living with a chronic illness, it feels very lonely. I’ve lived with chronic pain since 2013 when I was diagnosed with lupus.
And in 2019, I was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a rare disease that affects my central nervous system. They used to call it the sister to MS, but it’s entirely its own entity now.
Read more on themighty.com