It could be worse. Is this supposed to words of encouragement? Ummmm, sorry. Not encouraging. Not when I am seeing two of ev erything, my right side of my body is numb and heavy, and I feel like I ran a thousand marathons when all I did was clean my house. I know it could be worse, but t hat is not what I wanted to hear from my friend when I told her how I was feeling. Well, she askedhow I was feeling, so I told. LOL! I bet she won't ask anymore, lol! I wasn't seeking sympathy from her, just listen to me. Eveeryone always has the solutions to my problems, but yet, have no clue as to how i feel. This friend I have, i should know how she is by now. She is THE drama queen, has been for a long time. If it is not "her" pain you are talking about, she will make it hers before it is all over with. So, being the great friend that I am, I gave her the same "words of encouragement" that she gave me. It could be worse, gotta go.
I have an Aunt like your friend. If you had a broken leg she had 2 broken legs. lol..When someone asks me how I feel I usually ask so you really want to know, or I say I am managing. Managing doesn't mean I feel good just that I am doing the best I can. Hope you feel better soon. I do understand how hard it is. Sometimes just taking a shower might be the only thing I can do that day. Have you ever heard the "spoon theory". It is about how someone tried to explain the toll their illness takes so others might understand. TC
Lilly55