I’m borrowing this thoughtful and thought-provoking essay for you today because it will strike a chord for those who have been diagnosed with a chronic illness – and may help to surprise and enlighten those who haven’t.

It’s called “Never ask ‘How are you feeling today?'” by Janet Miserandino, whose daughter Christine is the founder of one of my favourite websites, ‘But You Don’t Look Sick?‘ Janet writes:

“It’s taken me a long time to get out of the automatic habit of saying, ‘How are you?’ when I see someone. That question would be all right to ask most healthy people, because the spontaneous response of ‘Fine!’ would be appropriate. Continue reading “Why you should not ask: “How are you feeling today?”” →