Neverending Storm – Life With Chronic Pain and Invisible Illness
"You don't look sick." How can four little words bring so much heartache? Sometimes I wish I had an illness people could see, something people could empathize with. Funny how people don't see that belittling something just because they don't understand it can cause such a heavy heart in a failing body.
The light of each new day brings a pounding reminder that the pain continues to course through my body like fire. The flames lick every joint and hinge. The idea of simply "sleeping off" a headache is now a long distant memory. I've heard a million times "you look fine" or "just pray harder," or even "you don't have enough faith." The longing to succumb to all this and crawl into my bed and never come out sometimes feels overwhelming. You want me to look sick? Would you prefer I just lay in bed in agony and waste my life away? That's not a good option. I'm not dead. As long as I'm living I will keep fighting. I will keep going. This book is my story. Robin Childs is my husband. He wrote this book to tell my story.
"You don't look sick." How can four little words bring so much heartache? Sometimes I wish I had an illness people could see, something people could empathize with. Funny how people don't see that belittling something just because they don't understand it can cause such a heavy heart in a failing body.
The light of each new day brings a pounding reminder that the pain continues to course through my body like fire. The flames lick every joint and hinge. The idea of simply "sleeping off" a headache is now a long distant memory. I've heard a million times "you look fine" or "just pray harder," or even "you don't have enough faith." The longing to succumb to all this and crawl into my bed and never come out sometimes feels overwhelming. You want me to look sick? Would you prefer I just lay in bed in agony and waste my life away? That's not a good option. I'm not dead. As long as I'm living I will keep fighting. I will keep going. This book is my story. Robin Childs is my husband. He wrote this book to tell my story.
