When we are ill, it seems like friends don't understand all the "stuff" that we deal with daily. But does that mean you let these friends fade away whenever they don't quite understand? No. But you cannot keep setting yourself up for pain either. By Lisa Copen If you live with an invisible illness, you may find the emotions of coping with people's doubts about your disease may be harder to manage than the disease itself. Most of us with a chronic illness must eventually accept our condition. In order to live our best life, we need to educate ourselves about the disease and make well-researched decisions about treatment. Those with illness, however, have no ability to make others except the illness or even acknowledge it. When our … [Read more...]