As someone with multiple invisible illnesses and ADHD, this poem deeply resonated with me. Thank you for sharing it with us. The flare days suck.

I'm not great at "optimism," but I think the upside of life with chronic illnesses/pain has helped make me at least somewhat more tolerant, and, I hope, much more compassionate.

But silver linings are hard to appreciate when you can't sleep because of the pain.