1. If we had the choice, we would never cancel plans.
2. Our illness won't just go away. It isn't a cold.
3. We don't know how to answer you when you ask us if we're feeling better yet.
4. Sometimes, all we need is to just know you are here for us.
5. We have exhausted all resources, so if there was a cure, we would know about it.
6. We're trying very hard to lead a normal life.
7. Some days, it’s a struggle just to get out of bed. But on other days, we feel as if we could run at least part of a marathon!
8. We have a difficult time explaining how it feels to suffer from chronic pain.
9. We need a lot of sleep.
10. Please, please do not tell us that someone, somewhere has it worse than we do.
11. You'd think dealing with pain on a daily basis would mean we always know how to manage it. Nope.
12. We don't want you to stop asking us to hang out.
13. Just because you haven't heard of our condition doesn't mean it isn't real.
14. We may not look sick, but we are sick.
15. We don't necessarily want sympathy, we just want acceptance.
16. We can't just take medicine and make it all go away.
17. More often than not, we want you to ask us about our condition.
18. It may be a little difficult for us to listen to your adventures.
19. And most of all, we want you to know we appreciate you and everything you do.
Don't agree? Did we forget something? Tell us about it in the comments! #SpooniesUnite
