I came across this column on AARP online about those of us with a chronic condition
[quote]I stumble upon the website during an idle Google search. It is devoted to the day-to-day struggles of folks with chronic illness. The title, "But You Look So Good," is sarcastically scrawled in a messy hand across the top of the page. I smile. For many of us, that tongue-in-cheek sentiment is all too familiar, the meaning clear: really, you cannot look that good and be so sick...I have grown weary of people�some strangers, generally well intentioned�telling me how good I look. That same thing often happens to me. "What did you expect?" I sometimes respond if I know the person. "A cadaver?" [/quote]