I saw this post this morning and it sure hit home!

Digging my way through sickness has been so hard at times that I’ve wanted to just stop fighting.

But what does that mean?

Do I just lay in bed and whither away? Would that be easier?

No – I’d still be sick! I’d still be in pain!

The only option is to take a break, get some rest, and then pick up whatever tool I’ve got and keep digging.

The taboo subject is suicide. There are an awful lot of Lymies and others who are chronically ill that take their lives. The pain can be unbearable. The suffering is real – most “normal” people cannot comprehend it.

I wrote a post several years ago about death. At the time I truly thought my days were numbered. In fact, if I could fall asleep (which was rare back then), I closed my eyes believing I’d never open them again.

Why do people give up? Why do people end their lives?

I don’t believe it’s just about being sick…yes that’s hard – but the hardest part isn’t the illness, it isn’t the intense pain.

It’s the aloneness. It’s the feeling that no one understands – and no one can help. Its the feeling that you’re not worth fighting for. It’s the feeling that the people around you are better off without you.

That’s when it becomes hopeless. That’s when people give up.

Here’s the deal – it helps to have people who will be your champion, who will care for you and will fight for you. But that’s not what’s critical.

The critical person is you. Do you believe you’re worth fighting for?

If you don’t, then it won’t matter how close you are to a break through.

Only YOU can decide to keep fighting.

You are worth it.