But you don't look sick…

There's lots of things to come to terms with when you are disabled. For me, until I was nearly 15 years old, I was an active, healthy person. The sudden change when I got ill took more than a little getting used to, especially as I wasn't diagnosed correctly for some time. After that, I had to get my head around the fact that this wasn't temporary, but likely to be around for the foreseeable future. I had to accept that when other people my age were out partying (I'm thinking in particular...