Living with a chronic illness is a lesson that test one's character, being, confidence, and spirituality just to name a few arenas. Especially an illness that is not visible to the eye, people think Iβm just being dramatic.
You canβt feel what I feel.
You canβt sense what I sense.
βAshleigh youβre always sick.β
Iβve learned that love is complicated and it takes a toll on people who care. But that doesnβt mean itβs impossible or that I am incapable or do not deserve love. Love is the very unit that constructs the base of our lives.
Iβve learned that my openness can be an encouragement to others. Itβs not fair for me to hold in all that I am when there are other people who can benefit from my struggles and victories in relation to my chronic illness.
Iβve learned that I am not entirely my chronic illness. It does not define me but I define it. I am not solely a sick being who seeks to find a cure, but I am a creative, a person who has the potential for more greatness that she even realizes. The future is female.
Iβve learned that I have what it takes to have control over myself to a certain extent. I know how I need to eat, drink, exercise, mentally take care of myself and all of this. I cannot leave all of my health up to date and other people.
I will not be defined by my illness. I am strong, resilient, powerful, evolutionary, amazing, female.
No matter what your chronic illness is, you are amazing. You are everything you need to be and more. Donβt give up, but keep on fighting. People are rooting for you, I am cheering for you.
