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OnyxStorm said:
I'm speaking based on what you are saying. I know what the quote says but you can't just come and say that someone who isn't dying can't have it worse than a dying person. Everyone experiences things differently. Cancer patients smoke weed to help with their pain and what they are enduring and I smoke weed because it helps what I'm enduring. That picture with it saying.. "at least you don't have cancer" that shit is said to me a lot and been told that a lot been pushed away by doctors as well just because I'm not a cancer patient doesn't mean my illnesses don't matter. They should matter whether I'm dying or not. Sick is sick and yeah some chronic illnesses are invisible illnesses but they still matter. People want to just show support and think fatal illnesses are just the only important thing when it's not.
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Nessa, I’m not talking about your weed or how invisible an illness may be. I’m not discounting your illness or anyone else’s. To say that chronic illnesses shouldn’t be seen as something less than a fatal illness is just silly in my opinion. It’s ok for there to be different levels of suffering. Not everything has to be black or white. It’s not saying that one person should be pitied more than another. But to look a doctor in the eyes and be told that you have a rare form or blood cancer and this will be your last Christmas hits different.
 
LilithX said:
Nessa, I’m not talking about your weed or how invisible an illness may be. I’m not discounting your illness or anyone else’s. To say that chronic illnesses shouldn’t be seen as something less than a fatal illness is just silly in my opinion. It’s ok for there to be different levels of suffering. Not everything has to be black or white. It’s not saying that one person should be pitied more than another. But to look a doctor in the eyes and be told that you have a rare form or blood cancer and this will be your last Christmas hits different.
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Well yes I agree it does it hits different but again I've never been one to think that my suffering is more important or worse than others so that's not why I posted that statement. My thing is just I wish some people could see by telling a person who has chronic illnesses well at least it's not cancer it makes those people feel like we are less important or that we don't matter and not saying you are that person just a general thing is what I'm trying to get and the main reason I posted it was because of the statement some people do make. Again it was something I have experienced before and post your little thoughts so I put it in here because I can just relate to how it is on my end. You have your right to your opinion and not saying you're wrong either. I can see your side - I just wanted to show the side I live and can relate too is all. Anyway have a lovely day. ☼
 
After reading through everything in this thread that I missed, all I have to say is… wow.

My little thoughts are partially about my own personal experience with a chronic illness. Walking in the streets you could never tell that I have one. Being told by someone, once I mention that I suffer with MS, that I look healthy, while it may seem like a compliment all said in good taste, just irritates me.

I had to quit my job due them mishandling a person who dealt with an invisible illness. I get fatigued very easily, I don’t have the energy I used to 5 years ago, I require more absences than your average employee. They kept calling me into the office to tell me I need to improve my attendance, as if it was under my control in any way. Eventually I’d had enough of how I was being treated and never went back after a shift. Didn’t hand my notice in, didn’t even speak to my manager again as a worker. I texted the assistant manager and explained my situation and he was perfectly reasonable with it. Understood me having to call it quits and wished me well and better health in future.

I’ve been unemployed ever since then, which was roughly 2 years ago now and never looked back, I’m now earning 4x more as I finally got accepted for disability allowance and to me that was validation as to why I can’t work anymore. Last night was another difficult one dealing with severe muscle and joint pain but I know it’s manageable and I’m happy to take meds when needed.

I’ll end this vent with a little thought you should all consider. Never compare illnesses, whether fatal or not, because while my MS isn’t a death sentence, there are days when I sometimes wish the pain would go away… but I’m not gonna let my illness win!
 
ItsaMeRyan said:
After reading through everything in this thread that I missed, all I have to say is… wow.

My little thoughts are partially about my own personal experience with a chronic illness. Walking in the streets you could never tell that I have one. Being told by someone, once I mention that I suffer with MS, that I look healthy, while it may seem like a compliment all said in good taste, just irritates me.

I had to quit my job due them mishandling a person who dealt with an invisible illness. I get fatigued very easily, I don’t have the energy I used to 5 years ago, I require more absences than your average employee. They kept calling me into the office to tell me I need to improve my attendance, as if it was under my control in any way. Eventually I’d had enough of how I was being treated and never went back after a shift. Didn’t hand my notice in, didn’t even speak to my manager again as a worker. I texted the assistant manager and explained my situation and he was perfectly reasonable with it. Understood me having to call it quits and wished me well and better health in future.

I’ve been unemployed ever since then, which was roughly 2 years ago now and never looked back, I’m now earning 4x more as I finally got accepted for disability allowance and to me that was validation as to why I can’t work anymore. Last night was another difficult one dealing with severe muscle and joint pain but I know it’s manageable and I’m happy to take meds when needed.

I’ll end this vent with a little thought you should all consider. Never compare illnesses, whether fatal or not, because while my MS isn’t a death sentence, there are days when I sometimes wish the pain would go away… but I’m not gonna let my illness win!
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Very well said
 
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