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What is it Like Living With an Invisible Illness?

PBC does not always look the way people expect illness to look. What is it like living with an invisible illness to you?

  1. Fatigue and itching are the most frequent. Brain fog happens all too often.

    1. There are so many people in the community who can relate to what you’re going through. How have you been managing everything lately? -Latoya (Team Member)

  2. Frustrating! If you say anything, people think you are complaining and if you just stay quiet, they don’t understand that you are not feeling up to par.

    1. Ugh- that's not fair to you at all. You shouldn’t feel like you have to choose between speaking up and being misunderstood. And you also shouldn’t have to prove that you’re struggling for people to take you seriously. I hope you have even a few people who get it and allow you to just be yourself, even on the days when you’re not feeling your best. Warmly, Latoya (Team Member)

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