
How many times in your chronic illness journey have you said, or words to the effect of ‘This is impossible’? I’ll admit to saying it almost every day for the first 4 months or so after the onset of symptoms. There are days, even now, and especially on a flare up day, where I tell myself or a loved one that I cannot do life with this disease anymore. It can be anything that sets me off, perhaps it’s getting out of bed, changing my baby’s nappy, coping with another toddler tantrum or trying to complete a task around the home and my body will not co-operate. It’s on days like this we need to remember the wise words of Audrey Hepburn. That the word impossible, literally say I’m possible.