We are all just
one...
but if you live with an invisible illness you
are one of over 100 million who are
ill. You are someone. You matter. Rest
Ministries, the founders of Invisible Illness Week, hope to help those with
chronic illness know that even though you
may feel alone in your pain and limited in what you can give, together we can make a difference.
For almost 30 years I have lived with chronic pain and
illness. Like most, I have my good days,
not so good, and please don’t touch me days.
I must admit that since I lost 170 lbs. in the past 15 months I do “feel
better” than I did with all that weight on this old, tired body. My small 5’3” frame body just could not
handle that excess weight; but, as the doctors have said, “chronic pain and
chronic illness is no respecter of persons”, and so even with the weight loss I
am still challenged with chronic illness/pain.
It’s difficult to believe there are over a 100
million that live with invisible illness and we come in all shapes,
sizes, ages, ethnic backgrounds, and religions.
Unfortunately in my family I am not the only one who lives
with a chronic illness – my husband lives with debilitating chronic pain, our
daughter lives with mental illness and has recently been diagnosed with
inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis, and our adult grandson lives with mental
illness as well. We each struggle daily
just to survive in our own pain – mentally and physically. We have our own challenges and we handle them
differently; but together we have chosen to trust that our Lord and Savior
always knows best- as the Psalmist wrote in Psalms 73:26 (NLT) “My health may
fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.”
If you have a loved one or know someone who suffers from an
invisible/ chronic illness we ask that you would take the next few moments to
peruse the special website solely designed to either assist those who live with
chronic illness or those who love or know someone who lives with chronic
illness.
Our hope and prayers are that we all become more informed of
the plight of those who live with chronic illness and how we can better assist
them to bring just a little sunshine into the dark days of their pain and
suffering.
For more information, please visit: http://invisibleillnessweek.com/
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