How It Feels to Be Sick and Accused of Faking It
The problem is in their heads, not yours
8 min readMay 22, 2020
In the first semester of my senior year in college, I got sick: very sick. Every joint in my body was swollen and tender. I couldn’t move without pain. Sleep came in fits and starts because, once I dozed off, my body would forget it wasn’t supposed to move, and I’d be jolted awake with a vengeance.
