#05: Mother-in-Law

My mother-in-law is a retired physician. She once told my husband, “I’ve seen many patients with this disease. They’re all fine.”

Perhaps, to a physician, a disease that isn’t life-threatening is not severe. But living with it can still be very difficult.

When my in-laws visited, I tried my best to make everyone comfortable. Then she said, “I’m glad you look fine.”

She didn’t know that I was bedridden for a couple of days after they left.

It’s okay if strangers think I’m fine. But I want my family to understand what I’m going through, even when I look fine.

I’m not good at expressing my feelings out loud, so I started these comics.

Living with Pain — sharing what’s hard to say in words.

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