Our friend group has slowly started excluding Sarah from activities because her chronic fatigue makes her unreliable, and we all feel terrible about it but nobody knows how to include someone who might not show up without it feeling performative.
More people experience this than they realize.
The practical challenges of chronic illness can lead to social exclusion that hurts everyone involved when groups lack honest conversation about accommodation.
“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.