Where's my sticker?

Today I was told I was brave by a doctor and several nurses. Whenever I get told I'm brave I don't think I have been. There are more braver people in the world then me. What about people fighting cancer? What about the young people who care for their parents? They are the really brave people, but I suppose people living with chronic conditions are brave as well! We live in pain, in a world that doesn't understand, or chooses to ignore our pain and we have to fight to be brave. These stickers are not just for kids who bump their heads or cut their knees. They're for the people who have to live with a condition, or fighting for their lives, or are helping someone they love. These stickers are for you.



I was told I was brave because I had several tricky blood tests that really hurt. I've also been given a new diagnosis. I still have CFS, but I now have something else as well (just what I need!). I'm still getting my head round it and not ready to write about it. I need to know more. I need to educate myself, after all knowledge is power.