How could I ever say to a large group of people who have chronic illness that they can do ANYTHING they want in life if they just believe/try hard enough/etc? How can I tell EVERYONE who has a chronic illness that their disease can’t hold them back? That everything they want out of life is possible?
Would I tell a patient with severe mitochondrial disease that they can do ANYTHING? Nope. Would I tell someone with terminal cancer that they can beat it if they want to if they just believe it’s possible? Jeebus H absolutely not! Would I tell a paraplegic that they will walk again one day if they put their mind to it? No because I’m not an idiot but people say stuff like this all the time.
All of it is insulting, empty, and centered around blaming the patient for how unwell…
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