Invisible Illness

Invisible illness is something that really shouldn’t be taken lightly. There is a great need for a voice to be out there educating people so they can understand that the saying ‘never judge a book by its cover’ has a truly profound meaning. And that no matter how well someone looks on the outside, it has no correlation to what could be happening to them internally - Clélia Aurélia Simart

Invisible Illness
Invisible Illness

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 Friendship VS Invisible Illness

I honestly feel that there are few truer statements than ‘you find out who your true friends are when you’re sick.’ But I think you REALLY find out who your true friends are when you’re not only sick, but you’re chronically so, with something that doesn’t show on the exterior and doesn’t have a label.

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Invisible illness is something that really shouldn’t be taken lightly. There is a great need for a voice to be out there educating people so they can understand that the saying ‘never judge a book by its cover’ has a truly profound meaning. And that no matter how well someone looks on the outside, it has no correlation to what could be happening to them internally. Being a former Paramedic and emergency nurse, I have experienced both sides of the fence and my purpose for this blog is to be completely raw and transparent with my experiences, thoughts and feelings.

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