Today's prompt: "Six Sentence Story. What can you say in six sentences?"
Half of the population has a chronic illness. Of that half, over one-third have a disabling condition, 47% are in chronic pain, and only 4% have a condition that is visible. These numbers do NOT include seniors: 90% of seniors have a chronic illness, and 52% of seniors have a disability. HEALTHY PEOPLE ARE A MINORITY. We chronically ill folk do not need to feel ashamed, or think of ourselves as "less than." The truth is chronic illness comes into everyone's lives eventually... one way, or another.
Astonishing figures! I didn't know.
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