scoliosis

My body hurts me — every single day, eight days a week, year upon year, with no sick days. There is no end, no cure, no fix.

The concept of invisible illnesses is one that we’re still just beginning to talk about. Students with invisible illnesses walk the halls of Wheeler or wait for one of its sketchy elevators. We turn in essays and go to class, even when we’re having bad, painful days and type from hospital beds.