Well put Kathleen, Your point about others not understanding your condition is relevant in many situations . The changes and ailments are within us and are not easily seen or understood by others . I call them “the unlearned”. I get 2nd hand comments like , “She doesn’t look sick to me” or “ Why is she acting so so needy?” “ Oh, I think this is exadurated.” I have chosen to ignore the feedback . I have (many years back )developed a “round file” in the back of my brain . I dump things into it and move on. Sometimes my silly mind tries to recall some of it . I find that if it has been in that file over three days I can’t dig it out. And as you, I insist on a warm happy existence. Happiness, and beautiful things like nature are my choices.