When you live with vasculitis, your identity is not lost. It is evolving. Embrace the journey of discovering who you are becoming. Hopefully, this helps some of you who needed to hear this today. 🤗 (fb)

Things you SHOULDN'T and SHOULD say to those with a chronic illness. 👇 Read below and share with your friends, loved ones, and colleagues. ❌ SHOULDN'T 👉 When will you be better? 👉 What surgery are you recovering from? 👉 You don’t seem sick. 👉 What do you do with all of your free time? 👉 You cancel too much. Let’s plan a get-together so you can actually come! 👉 You look fine to me! 👉 What did you do today? Wow only, hmmm... 👉 Have you tried... 👉 I get (x, y, z, symptom) too! ✅ Instead, you SHOULD try these: 👉 Ask "How are you doing at the moment?" (It could change if you ask them in ten minutes...) 👉 Say, "I can’t imagine what you go through, can I help in any way?" 👉 Talk about your favorite shows to power watch (some dislike the word binge as it is often associated with disordered eating, so keep this in mind). 👉 Do a little something extra to pump up the jam... introduce them to new music or a podcast they might love, or get them a funny book, piece of art, or card. 👉 Do something nice, like shovel the driveway or mow the lawn without being asked. Asking for help is one of the biggest hurdles, as people with vasculitis spend much of their day articulating their needs. 👉 MOST IMPORTANTLY: learn about their illness and *gasp* talk to them about it. It will mean the world to them! (fb)