It is impossible to avoid flare ups No matter how hard you try They can sneak up on you And knock you down for days Your body and mind need to rest So you hide away from the world Sleep as much as you can And take care of yourself Your priorities must adapt To… Continue reading Coping with Flare Ups
Tag: ill
The Abled Disabled
We are the abled disabled Too ill to be well But too well too be ill Some days we can act normal As though we aren't ill That doesn't mean we're well We give anything to be our old selves So we do our best to seem well Hide the fact that we're ill We… Continue reading The Abled Disabled
Questioning my Illness
Most days I feel my illness I know it's real and I feel awful Like the life is sucked out of me But sometimes no matter how rarely I feel almost human Like I'm miraculously cured On those good days I question my illness Like everyone else does for me I wonder if I was… Continue reading Questioning my Illness
Extra Illness
To me normality is being ill My body always feels like it's coming down with the flu The full body aches And feeling constantly drained When I do get a cold Everything I normally experience is heightened It makes my symptoms worse And I'm even more drained I can't carry on like others I can't… Continue reading Extra Illness