7 Days of Christmas - Chronic Illness Edition

Holding Grief Gently

Chronic illness changes how holidays feel.
It brings grief sometimes quietly, sometimes all at once.

You might grieve the body you once had.
The ease you once moved through this season with.
The Christmases that looked different before pain, fatigue, or limitations entered the picture.

Grief doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful.
It means you’re human.

Let the grief be here without judgment.
It doesn’t cancel out joy it simply asks to be acknowledged.

Healing reminder

You can grieve and still heal. Both can exist in the same breath.