Nothing is enough to help you understand if you don't want to - and if you know, I don't need to say. But it still all deserves witnessing. So here's what my anniversary means today.
This is so powerful Caitlin. Your words have really moved me and also educated me. I suffer from a different invisible illness so much of this is resonating with me personally too. Thanks for sharing and bringing awareness it’s dark and beautiful all at the same time. Wishing you recovery and vitality x
It's so odd isn't it when illness isn't invisible - sometimes feeling like you've been hit by a truck, but then having to convince everyone the truck does in fact exist...!
Dark and beautiful sums up the experience to a T - although maybe mostly the first one.
If you don't already know about GriefSick I highly recommend it... xxc
This is so powerful Caitlin. Your words have really moved me and also educated me. I suffer from a different invisible illness so much of this is resonating with me personally too. Thanks for sharing and bringing awareness it’s dark and beautiful all at the same time. Wishing you recovery and vitality x
Mary thank you so much.
It's so odd isn't it when illness isn't invisible - sometimes feeling like you've been hit by a truck, but then having to convince everyone the truck does in fact exist...!
Dark and beautiful sums up the experience to a T - although maybe mostly the first one.
If you don't already know about GriefSick I highly recommend it... xxc
https://griefsick.substack.com/p/1-welcome-to-griefsick
Thanks for sharing GriefSick, Caitlin, I'm so excited you're on Substack! "Dark and beautiful", that is exactly it, Mary xx
This is so accurate, especially the violent chasm that the experience has been, rather than slipping through the cracks...so. true.