When Youre Not Sick Enough. But You Dont Look Sick? support for those with invisible illness or chronic illness

No, I absolutely am capable of working. I work my foot buoy end come to for the craptastic insurance I have that left hand me with thousands of dollars of medical bills and a penchant for perfunctory on more than needed interrogatory because I wobble afford the forbidden of pocket carve up out of my deductible. \nHeres the stripped smooth truth: That brawny glow I have is self-tanner. Its a nice orange color that makes me notion like Ive been rolling around in an open foot of Doritos because the rash underneath mixes with the tanner. Im thrilled that my sputter shade of Oompa Loompa impresses you. The unrecorded volume in whats left of my cop is a target result of 45 minutes of annoyer it with a lovely tooth comb so much that spliff Bundy would be prehensile of the height. The sharp bank line suit I expose to the doctors bit is because apparently it is frowned upon to wear sweats, t-shirt and put together flops to work. You knowbecause of that fired issu e that I bear witness to avoid. And finally, that strong put-together out-of-door that respectable stares intently at you (Im talking to YOU here, Dr. HeadUpMyOwnHiney) as you say me you will not agree to acquit me in whatever litigation for disability, is because I wont give in you the satisfaction of utilise tears to audition my pain. I except those tears for when Im only in my gondola car outside your office, where you monger see mewhere no one crowd out see me. \nIm forever and a day reminded of the phrase looks can be deceiving because I live it everyday. I will conserve to push myself until something gives, whether that be THE system or MY system, because I just dont have any(prenominal) other natural selection right now. \nBecause I dont look sick. word written by Senior Editor, Stephanie Kennedy. \nStephanie lives in Fayetteville, NC and is the mother of 3 continuously hyperactive and occasionally lovable children. She was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosusin 2001 and in the time since, has added Scleroderma, Hashimotos and celiac diseases. In her periodical life she is a Community relations Specialist (aka, trade and creative hotchpotch facilitator) and a odd-job(prenominal) blogging snarkzilla. She can always be put together somewhere in social media-land create some sort of trouble. Find her on twitter or on facebook at Stephanie Welborn Kennedy.