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When I am sick, you are probably the first and only person I tell that day. Because what can most people do to help? Not much. And that's a lonely thing.  But you, when I am sick, I want to be able to tell you. To trust you that you can be unwavering in your support of me, your care for me. To trust that you won’t let it scare you, or make you uncomfortable. Because, when I am sick, I need you to ask me how I am feeling. I need you to want to listen to my explanation so that you can learn and understand why this is so hard for me, to open your mind away from the preconceptions and towards an intimate knowledge of what I am going through, to ask me questions about it so you can find out more and piece together the puzzle.  I need you to hear how much of a challenge this gives me. I need you to understand and acknowledge how alone I feel, in this quiet empty house, all by myself, humiliated that I am too sick to take care of myself properly. I need you to understand that I will