I know this post might hit a nerve, but for those of us living with chronic illness… it’s our reality. It’s not just that we miss events or seem “never around.” What breaks our hearts is everything we lose in the process: watching our friends’ kids grow up from a distance, saying no to trips we’ve dreamed of, missing out on everyday moments because fatigue, pain, and nausea completely take over. No one chooses this. No one wants to feel like a burden. And yet here we are, fighting invisible batt