Post by @sammarvel1

Grieving what chronic illness has taken from me didn’t make me give up—it helped me start building a life around the body I actually have. Acceptance isn’t pretending this doesn’t suck. It isn’t toxic positivity, and it definitely didn’t make me less sick. It changed the question from “Why can’t I live the way I used to?” to “How can I adapt so my life can become bigger again?” Mobility aids aren’t giving up. Rest isn’t failure. Doing something differently still counts as doing it. Have you ever intentionally grieved what chronic illness changed—and did it help you move forward? #ChronicIllness #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #DisabilityAcceptance #MobilityAids #chronicillnessgrief