Bita Farrahi hospitalized due to a lung disease

Reflect what we say and do your own research

By this, I mean listen to what we tell you about how we’re doing. Show us that you’ve heard how our illness impacts our lives. Look, showing you can pronounce the name of our disease correctly can sometimes go a long way. (Ankylosing spondylitis friends — am I right?)

Go one step further and research a little about our disease — a Google entry or two can go a long way in giving you a good overview. This helps because we don’t have to start at square one explaining everything. Chances are, we’re already exhausted and don’t want to have to explain our disability over and over.