If there's anything I struggle to write, it's my daily life. I know that sounds strange. How hard is it to describe daily life? Well, for me, it's very hard. Almost every other time I've tried describing my life using words, people have gotten very confused. Some think I literally have to wear 60 pounds of gear every morning and evening. Others have thought I have to vape to survive, which they question, and then it ends up confusing both of us because we're on two completely different topics. Whatever it is, there's always a lot of confusion when I try putting my daily life into words, and it's a brick wall I hope to break through one day.
Usually, when I explain to someone what my daily life looks like, I just tell them it takes a couple hours for me to get completely ready for the day, and another hour for me to get ready for bed at night. I also say that throughout the day, I take medications and do things to take care of myself. Of course, this rises up a lot of questions. What do I do that takes an hour or so everyday? What pills do I take? Why do I do so much? Why? What? Why?
It's nothing particularly shocking. It's just very hard to describe what I do to someone who has never seen nor heard of what I do. Even if I show them pictures, or even the devices themselves, people are still insufferably curious and confused at the same time. Usually, after a long time going in circles, I give up trying to explain my daily life. I've thought that some things are best left alone, but yet again, my daily life is... well... my daily life, and is something I need to include in a memoir. It's especially important when my treatments are the things literally keeping me alive. Without them, I would be dead.
The way I've described it before has been the best way I know how. Only, it is very confusing to the outside world. To me, it seems like a sound description, but judging by people's reactions, it's really not.
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