Invisible Illness Awareness

Not all illnesses can be seen.

Currently, I am undergoing tests to determine what is causing me to have difficulty in fuctioning in everyday life. I have headaches that are crippling, my limbs do not want to function properly, my legs don't always hold my weight, and I live every day in pain.

The tests are to determine if I may have brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, or any number of other illnesses. Hopefully I fill find out what is wrong soon.

Add to this severe depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, depersonalization disorder, panic attacks, asthma, severe (and often bizarre) allergies (examples: vinegar, ammonia, cigarette smoke, pineapple...), and hyperhidrosis (overactive sweat glands, most notably in the hands and feet--if you notice in the pictures, my hands are sweating, even on the backs of my fingers. This impacts a lot more than what most people could possibly imagine in my daily life...).

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Photographer: "Ronin" (my five-year-old son By accident, no less. I didn't know he had got a hold of my camera.)

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Permission granted for to use in the club gallery.