Greatness - noun The quality of being great; eminence or distinction.
We're going for something a little bit different with this one, I have to admit that while researching things for this project I've stumbled across all sorts of things I never knew about the world of chronic illness and mixed in there were a few rather recognisable names.
Venus Williams, athlete - Sjogren's Syndrome
Toni Braxton, musician - Lupus
Sinead O'Connor, irish singer - Fibromyalgia
Nick Cannon, tv host - Lupus
Jack Osbourne , tv personality - Multiple Sclerosis
Missy Elliot, singer - Basedow-Graves Disease
Dr.Nobel (yes that Nobel!) - Fibromyalgia
Lucille Ball, actress - Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cher, actress - Chronic Fatigue
Morgan Freeman, actor - Fibromyalgia
Just to pick out a very small sample, perhaps some names you recognise but who you never knew was chronically ill. I know someone, somewhere will be fuming at the idea that I'm classing singing or acting as greatness but you have to admit it can hardly be a stress free, easy going career. Imagine being Morgan Freeman and memorising all of those drama speeches with Fibro fog, or being Nick Cannon and looking cheery and energetic on America's got talent during a Lupus flare up. It can't be easy.
So I say instead of being quick to jump at their faults, we celebrate their success. Us spoonies should stick together after all.
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