Food for thought. I call the brain injury that happened 6+ years ago, almost killed me, and remains a life-changing problem a journey because I have no other term that isn't crushingly negative. But I'll be careful about using the term for other people's situation. www.statnews.com/2025/11/25/c...
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I have long Covid. Don’t call my chronic disease a ‘journey’
A “journey” is something you choose. No one chooses chronic illness.